橙色・だいだい色|だいだいいろdaidaiiro[0]heiban (flat)

1. no-adjectiveorange (color, colour)

• Synonymオレンジ色オレンジいろNeutralThe everyday word people use most for orange; 「橙色」 has a traditional, Japanese-style, or written flavor.
• SynonymオレンジNeutralA loanword meaning the orange fruit or the color; as a color name it is common in colloquial speech.
• Synonym橙黄色とうこうしょくWrittenA yellowish orange, used in written or formal prose; rare in daily conversation, though it also serves for general color description.
• Synonym柑子色こうじいろWrittenA traditional Japanese color name for the citrus color; written, archaic and elegant, and rarely used.

For everyday use, say 「オレンジ色」; 「オレンジ」 also works as a color in speech. 「橙色」 leans traditional or written, as in 「橙色の夕日」. For a yellowish orange in formal prose use 「橙黄色」, and 「柑子色」 is a rare traditional color name.

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1. 赤色あかいろと黄色きいろの中間色ちゅうかんしょく。