肌色・膚色|はだいろhadairo[0]heiban (flat)

1. no-adjectiveflesh colour (of a Japanese person); flesh color; pale orange
2. noun(one's) skin color; skin colour; skin tone

• Related顔色かおいろNeutralCovers the look of the face — complexion and expression, as in 「顔色をうかがう」; 「肌色」 is skin colour or a paint colour name.
• Related血色けっしょくNeutralRefers to the redness or healthy colour of the face, as in 「血色がいい」; 「肌色」 denotes skin colour itself.
• Related色艶いろつやNeutralRefers to colour and sheen together, often describing the condition of skin or hair; 「肌色」 is the skin's colour itself or a pale orange colour name.

Use 「肌色」 for skin colour or the pale orange colour name (Japanese stationery now often calls it 「うすだいだい」). Use 「顔色」 for someone's complexion or expression, 「血色」 for healthy redness, and 「色艶」 for colour and sheen of skin or hair.

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1. 皮膚ひふの色いろやいろつや。
2. 人ひとの肌はだのような色いろ。赤あかみを帯おびた黄色きいろ。