銅どう色しょく

also: どういろ · あかがねいろ

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Meanings

noun, noun which may take the genitive case particle 'no'

bronze color; copper color

Refers to the reddish-brown color of copper or bronze; used as both a noun and a no-adjective.

彼かの女じょは銅どう色しょくの髪かみをしている。
She has copper-colored hair.
この銅どう色しょくの花か瓶びんはアンティークだ。
This bronze-colored vase is an antique.

Written forms

銅色Usage100%
- どうしょく
  Standard kanji spelling; most common reading is どうしょく.
- どういろ
  Alternate reading; less common than どうしょく but still used.
- あかがねいろ
あかがね色いろ
Rare spelling using the native Japanese word for copper; mostly literary or historical.
どういろ
あかがねいろ

Kanji

銅copper
色color

Similar words

ブロンズ色いろ
ブロンズ色 is a more specific loanword for 'bronze color', while 銅色 can refer to both copper and bronze tones.
赤しゃく銅どう色いろ
赤銅色 is a darker, more purplish-brown copper alloy color, distinct from the brighter reddish-brown of 銅色.

Etymology

Compound of 銅 (copper) and 色 (color). The reading どうしょく is the standard on'yomi combination; どういろ is a mixed on-kun reading; あかがねいろ uses the native Japanese word for copper.