桃色|ももいろmomoiro[0]heiban (flat)

Common
Definitions
  1. no-adjectivepink (colour, color); peach
    彼女かのじょのほおは薄うすく桃色ももいろに染そまっていた。↗
    Her cheeks were tinged with pink.
Synonyms & antonyms
  • SynonymピンクNeutralEveryday loanword for pink, the most common choice in daily use; can also suggest the erotic, as in 「ピンク映画」.
  • Synonym淡紅色たんこうしょくFormalFormal word for a light red, synonymous with 「淡紅」; used mostly in scientific explanations.
  • Related薄紅うすべにWrittenWritten word for a faint, light red; stresses how pale the color is, and can also mean light rouge brushed on the cheeks.
  • Related淡紅たんこうFormalFormal term for a light red; stresses the pale shade and appears mostly in botanical and medical descriptions.

For the pale red of peach blossoms, use 「桃色」 — it carries a traditional Japanese feel and can also hint at eroticism, as in 「桃色遊戯」. In everyday speech say 「ピンク」; for scientific description use 「淡紅色」.

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Japanese definitions
  1. 明あかるく淡あわい赤色あかいろ。桃ももの花はなの色いろ。一般的いっぱんてきにはピンクと同一どういつ視しされる。
  2. 性的せいてきなもの。
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