オレンジ色|オレンジいろorenjiiro

1. no-adjectiveorange (colour, color)

• Synonym橙色だいだいいろNeutralThe traditional kanji term for orange, with a written or Japanese-style feel; in everyday speech 「オレンジ色」 is the usual choice.
• SynonymオレンジNeutralLoanword covering both the orange fruit and the colour; as a colour name it works as a colloquial short form of 「オレンジ色」.
• Synonym橙黄色とうこうしょくWrittenA yellowish orange with a warm feel, used in written prose from colour description to technical writing; everyday speech says 「オレンジ色」.
• Synonym柑子色こうじいろWrittenA traditional Japanese colour name for the bright orange of citrus fruit; written and quaintly old-fashioned, and rarely used.

Everyday orange is 「オレンジ色」, as in 「オレンジ色の夕日」. 「橙色」 is the traditional, written or Japanese-style term; 「オレンジ」 alone is a colloquial short form. 「橙黄色」 suits a warm, yellowish orange in descriptive or technical prose; 「柑子色」 is rare and old-fashioned.

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1. 赤あかと黄色きいろの間あいだの色いろのひとつ。オレンジの果実かじつの色いろ。