オレンジorenji
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- no-adjectiveorange (fruit, colour)
- Synonymオレンジ色オレンジいろNeutralRefers to the colour orange only; 「オレンジ」 can also mean the fruit, so use this when you want to make clear you are talking about the colour.
- Synonym橙色だいだいいろNeutralA Japanese-style name for the colour; more traditional and formal in feel than 「オレンジ色」.
- Synonym橙黄色とうこうしょくWrittenWritten, formal word for a warm orange-yellow; rarely used in everyday speech.
- Synonym柑子色こうじいろWrittenWritten, formal traditional colour name for a vivid yellow-red like a mikan; rare.
Use 「オレンジ」 for the fruit or the colour, as in 「オレンジジュース」. When you mean the colour specifically, say 「オレンジ色」; 「橙色」 is the traditional Japanese-style name. 「橙黄色」 and 「柑子色」 are rare written terms.
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