オレンジ

おれんじ
noun
orange
foodcolor
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

As a color

The color is normally オレンジ(いろ), with (いろ) attached. Bare オレンジ before a noun sounds like the fruit, so use オレンジ(いろ) to modify.

Similar words

  • 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 the fruit: オレンジ三個(さんこ).