ピンク

ぴんく
noun, na-adjective
pink
1. pink (color)
The color pink. Can be used as a noun or as a na-adjective (ピンクな/ピンクの).
Pink flowers are blooming.
I bought a light pink shirt.
2. erotic, risqué
Informal usage referring to adult or sexual content.
'Pink movie' refers to an adult-oriented film.
That business is part of the adult entertainment industry.
In Japan, the word 'pink' has an adult-content connotation in addition to its color meaning.

ピンク is a loanword from English meaning the color pink. Also has a slang meaning related to adult content.

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桃色(ももいろ) and ピンク can imply adult/erotic content: