オレンジorenji

JLPT N1approx.Common
Definitions
  1. no-adjectiveorange (fruit, colour)
    あなたはリンゴが好すきですか、それともオレンジが好すきですか。↗
    Do you like apples or oranges?
Synonyms & antonyms
  • 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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Japanese definitions
  1. ミカン科かの常緑樹じょうりょくじゅ。和名わめいは甘あま橙だいだい。
  2. 色いろの一ひとつ。オレンジ色いろ。
English equivalents

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