水色

(2 entries)
すいしょく
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1

The color of water (as seen in rivers, lakes, the sea) — typically a pale blue or aqua shade.

Noun

Examples

窓の外の水色の海がとても美しかった。

The pale-blue sea outside the window was very beautiful.

夏には水色のワンピースがよく似合う。

A light-blue dress suits you well in summer.

絵の具で水色を作るのは簡単だ。

It's easy to mix a water-blue color with paint.

2

A poetic or literary sense referring to waterside scenery (rivers, lakes, etc.).

Noun

Examples

歌人は水色の風景を短歌に詠んだ。

The poet composed a tanka about the waterside scenery.

画家は画布に広がる水色の情景を描いた。

The painter depicted a water-scape spread across the canvas.

3

Light blue; pale blue; aqua — a common color name (readings include 'sui-shoku' and colloquially 'mizuiro').

Noun

Examples

子どもの部屋を水色の壁紙で明るくした。

I brightened the child's room with pale-blue wallpaper.

そのネクタイは水色で、とても爽やかに見える。

That tie is light blue and looks very fresh.

水色のペンを使ってノートを整理した。

I organized my notes using a light-blue pen.

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