How to say "buff" in Japanese

• バフ
  nounCovers the color sense of 'buff': a pale yellowish brown. As a loanword it names the shade itself, fitting descriptions of colors in contexts like paint, fabric, or design.
• もみ皮もみかわ
  nounCovers the material sense of 'buff': the soft leather that English also calls chamois. A less common word, it fits talk of the hide or a polishing cloth, not the color or a person.
• 狂きょう
  suffixCovers the person sense of 'buff': an enthusiast or fan with an obsessive, maniac-like devotion to something. A less common and strong-toned word, it suits someone consumed by a hobby or field of interest.
  彼かれはまったくのゴルフ狂きょうだ。↗

  He's quite crazy about golfing.

「バフ」 is for the pale yellow-brown color, 「もみ皮」 for buff leather (the chamois-like material), and 狂 for a person, an enthusiast or 'buff' in the fan sense.

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• バフbuff (color)
• もみ皮もみかわbuff
• 狂きょうmaniac