血色|けっしょくkesshoku[0]heiban (flat)

1. nouncomplexion; colour; color
   彼女かのじょの顔かおは健康けんこうそうな血色けっしょくをしていた。↗

   Her face glowed with health.
2. nounblood red

• Synonym顔色かおいろNeutralNeutral. One's complexion — the everyday default — and also one's expression, as in 「顔色をうかがう」; broader than 「血色」.
• Synonym色艶いろつやNeutralNeutral. The colour and lustre of the skin, stressing sheen; 「血色」 stresses redness.
• Synonym面色めんしょくWrittenWritten/formal prose. Same meaning as 「顔色」, but rare even in writing and less common than 「血色」.
• Synonym色ざしWrittenWritten/formal prose. How colour presents itself — complexion, blood colour, or colouring; rare in writing.
• Antonym蒼白そうはくWrittenWritten/formal prose. Pale, drained of colour; the opposite of rosy 「血色がいい」.

Use 「血色」 for the healthy red in one's face, as in 「血色がいい」; for complexion or expression in general the everyday word is 「顔色」. 「色艶」 stresses sheen; 「面色」 and 「色ざし」 are written/formal; 「蒼白」 is the opposite, pallor.

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

1. 血ちの色いろ。赤あかい色いろ。
2. 顔かおの色艶いろつや。顔色かおいろ。