ピンク

Japanese

Etymology

Borrowed from English pink.[1][2][3]

Pronunciation

Noun

ピンク (rōmaji pinku)

  1. pink, the colour
  2. pink, the flower
  3. eroticism, something erotic
  4. (slang) someone leaning to the left politically, especially someone with communist interests

Synonyms

  • 桃色 (ももいろ) (momoiro)
  • 桜色 (さくらいろ) (sakurairo)
  • 石竹色 (せきちくいろ) (sekichikuiro)

See also

Colors in Japanese · 色 (いろ) (iro) (layout · text)
     白 (しろ) (shiro)      灰 (はい)色 (いろ) (haiiro),
鼠 (ねずみ)色 (いろ) (nezumiiro) (dated)		      黒 (くろ) (kuro)      茶 (ちゃ)色 (いろ) (chairo),
褐 (かっ)色 (しょく) (kasshoku)
             ピンク (pinku),
桃 (もも)色 (いろ) (momoiro)		              赤 (あか) (aka) ; 深 (しん)紅 (く) (shinku),
クリムゾン (kurimuzon),
紅 (べに)色 (いろ) (beniiro),
紅 (くれない)色 (いろ) (kurenaiiro)		              オレンジ (orenji),
橙 (だいだい)色 (いろ) (daidaiiro)		              黄 (き)色 (いろ) (kiiro) ; クリーム色 (いろ) (kurīmuiro)
             黄 (き)緑 (みどり) (kimidori)              緑 (みどり) (midori),
青 (あお) (ao) (dated)		                           シアン (shian) ; 鴨 (かも)の羽色 (はねいろ) (kamo no hane iro)
             水 (みず)色 (いろ) (mizuiro)              青 (あお) (ao)              菫 (すみれ)色 (いろ) (sumireiro) ; 藍 (あい)色 (いろ) (aiiro),
インジゴ (injigo)		              マゼンタ (mazenta) ; 紫 (むらさき) (murasaki)

References

  1. ↑ 1988, 国語大辞典（新装版） (Kokugo Dai Jiten, Revised Edition) (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Shogakukan
  2. 1 2 2006, 大辞林 (Daijirin), Third Edition (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Sanseidō, →ISBN
  3. ↑ 1995, 大辞泉 (Daijisen) (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Shogakukan, →ISBN
  4. ↑ 1998, NHK日本語発音アクセント辞典 (NHK Japanese Pronunciation Accent Dictionary) (in Japanese), Tōkyō: NHK, →ISBN
  • The Oxford Starter Japanese Dictionary. →ISBN
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