茶色|ちゃいろchairo[0]heiban (flat)

1. no-adjectivebrown; light brown; tawny
   その犬いぬは茶色ちゃいろで小ちいさくて、やせています。↗

   The dog is brown, small and thin.

• Synonym褐色かっしょくWrittenA dark brown with a blackish tinge, used chiefly for describing skin, as in 「褐色の肌」. Leans toward written/formal prose.
• SynonymブラウンNeutralLoanword meaning brown, used mostly in fashion and cosmetics, as in 「ブラウンの髪」. Neutral in register.
• Related銅色どうしょくNeutralA reddish brown like copper. Not very common; in everyday speech 「茶色」 or 「赤茶色」 is the usual choice.
• Related赤銅色しゃくどういろWrittenA glossy red-brown like copper, often used for sun-tanned skin — 「赤銅色の肌」 — and for objects as well. Written/formal flavor.

For brown in general, 「茶色」 is the default choice. Use 「ブラウン」 in fashion or cosmetics contexts, 「褐色」 for a darker, blackish brown (often skin) in written prose, and 「赤銅色」 for a glossy, coppery red-brown.

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1. 黒くろとオレンジ色いろの中間色ちゅうかんしょく。飲料いんりょうの紅茶こうちゃ、コーヒー、土つち、木きの幹みきなどの色いろ。元来がんらいは茶ちゃ染そめで着つく色いろ。