ピンクpinku

1. no-adjectivepink
   あのピンクの服ふくを着きた女性じょせいはだれですか。↗

   Who is the woman dressed in pink?
2. no-adjectiveerotic; blue; pornographic

• Synonym桃色ももいろNeutralA peach-blossom light red, generally treated as the same color as 「ピンク」; it can also be an older word for erotic content. 「ピンク」 is the more everyday choice.
• Synonym淡紅色たんこうしょくWrittenA pale red, found in written and formal prose for describing color more formally. In everyday speech, say 「ピンク」.
• Relatedバラ色バラいろNeutralA vivid rose red, but more often used figuratively for a bright, hopeful state, as in 「バラ色の人生」; 「ピンク」 has no such metaphorical use.
• Related桜色さくらいろNeutralA pale pink tinged with purple, like cherry blossoms, carrying a Japanese aesthetic; 「ピンク」 covers pink of any shade.
• Related退紅たいこうWrittenA traditional color name for a dull, faded red, also for a 「狩衣」 robe of this color; not used in everyday speech — say 「ピンク」.
• Related退紅色たいこうしょくWrittenA traditional color name for a soft, pale pink; rarely used in daily life. Say 「ピンク」 or 「薄いピンク」 instead.
• Related薄紅うすべにNeutralA light red; also rouge lightly brushed on the cheeks. It has a refined, Japanese elegance, while 「ピンク」 is the everyday word.
• Related石竹色せきちくいろWrittenA traditional color name for the pale pink of dianthus flowers; rarely used in daily life. Say 「薄いピンク」 instead.
• Related鴇色ときいろWrittenA traditional color name for the pale pink of the crested ibis's wings, with an antique elegance. In daily life say 「ピンク」 or 「桃色」.
• Related淡紅たんこうWrittenPale red; the same meaning as 「淡紅色」 in a shorter form, and written/formal in tone. In everyday speech say 「ピンク」.

Everyday pink is 「ピンク」. Use 「桃色」 for peach-blossom pink (it can also be an older word for erotic content), 「桜色」 for pale cherry-blossom pink, and 「バラ色」 for a rosy, hopeful outlook. 「鴇色」「石竹色」 and the other traditional color names belong to formal or literary description.

Usage comparisons are AI-assisted and cross-checked by multiple models; for study reference only

1. 赤あかと白しろを混まぜて出来できる色いろの一ひとつ、明度めいどが高たかく彩度さいどの低ひくい赤あか。
2. （やや古ふるい用法ようほう）性的せいてきな。