How to say "lavender" in Japanese

• ラベンダー
  nounThe loanword for the plant itself: the fragrant herb and its flowers. Use it when lavender means the plant or its scent — in gardening, sachets, or aromatherapy, for example.
  見みわたす限かぎりラベンダーが咲さいていた。↗

  There was lavender as far as the eye could see.
• ラベンダー色ラベンダーいろ
  no-adjectiveThe color term: the pale purple of lavender flowers. Choose this when you are describing a color — of clothing, flowers, or design — rather than the plant itself.
• 葵色あおいいろ
  nounA color name for shades of purple and mauve, with lavender among its senses. For lavender specifically it is seldom the word you want; ラベンダー色 states the color directly.

Use 「ラベンダー」 for the plant itself and 「ラベンダー色」 for the pale purple color; 葵色 is primarily a color name for purple and mauve shades, so it seldom means lavender exactly.

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• ラベンダーlavender
• ラベンダー色ラベンダーいろlavender (color)
• 葵色あおいいろpurple