オレンジ

おれんじ
noun
orange
1. orange (fruit)
A round citrus fruit with orange skin. From English 'orange.'
I want to drink orange juice.
I bought two oranges.
I like oranges because they're sweet.
I removed the orange peel.
Oranges are high in vitamin C.
2. orange (color)
The color orange, between red and yellow.
(そら)オレンジ(いろ)だ。
The sky is orange.
I'm wearing orange clothes.
This flower is orange and beautiful.
In autumn, the leaves turn orange.
Orange is my favorite color, and I have many orange things in my room.

オレンジ refers to both the fruit and the color orange, from English 'orange.'

AS A FRUIT:

  • オレンジを()べる: to eat an orange
  • オレンジジュース: orange juice
  • オレンジの(かわ): orange peel

AS A COLOR:

  • オレンジ(いろ): orange (color)
  • オレンジ(いろ)の + noun: orange-colored ~

COMPARISON:

  • オレンジ: Western orange (larger, for juice)
  • みかん: Japanese mandarin orange (more common in daily life)

COUNTER:
() is used for counting.