ターコイズ
tākoizu
The English word "turquoise" is translated into Japanese as ターコイズ (tākoizu).
ターコイズ is used as a noun to refer specifically to the turquoise color.
Meaning: colour (noun)
Which one should you use?
There is a distinction between the color and the mineral. Use ターコイズ when you are talking about the color itself. If you are referring to the physical gemstone or jewelry made from the mineral, use トルコ石. You can also describe the color of the stone by combining the gemstone name with the word for color to form トルコ石色 (turquoise color).
Related words
How does it change in a sentence?
To use the color as an adjective to describe a noun, you often use the form ターコイズブルーの, which translates to "turquoise-blue".
How do you pronounce it?
tākoizu
Did you know?
- In Japanese design, a shade similar to turquoise might be described as 青 (ao), a word that historically covers both blue and green hues.
- The name for the mineral, トルコ石 (toruko-ishi), literally translates to 'Turkish stone'.
- While ターコイズ is a modern loanword, the traditional Japanese color palette contains a specific name for a similar shade called 水色 (mizu-iro), which literally means 'water color'.
Examples in context
- あのシャツはとてもきれいなターコイズ色です。That shirt has a beautiful turquoise color.
- ターコイズが大好きです。tākoizu ga daisuki desu.I love turquoise.
- ターコイズのピアスを買いました。tākoizu no piasu o kaimashita.I bought turquoise earrings.
- この服はターコイズ色ですね。kono fuku wa tākoizu-iro desu ne.This clothing is the color turquoise, isn't it?
Example conversation
Yota and Yui are looking at clothing in a store.
- 陽太 Yotaこのシャツ、いい色だね。Kono shatsu, ii iro dane.This shirt is a nice color, isn't it?
- 結衣 Yuiうん、綺麗なターコイズだね。Un, kireina tākoizu dane.Yeah, it is a beautiful turquoise.
- 陽太 Yota結衣に似合うと思うよ。Yui ni niau to omou yo.I think it would look good on you, Yui.
- 結衣 Yuiありがとう、買ってみるね。Arigatō, katte miru ne.Thanks, I'll try buying it.
