1.
gold color, golden
The color of gold; a bright yellow metallic color associated with gold.
夕日で空が金色に染まった。
The sky was dyed golden by the setting sun.
金色の髪をした外国人がいた。
There was a foreigner with golden hair.
秋になると銀杏が金色に色づく。
In autumn, ginkgo trees turn golden.
READING NOTES:
- 金色 is the standard reading
- 金色 is a more literary/poetic reading
COMMON PATTERNS:
- 金色の + noun (golden ~)
- 金色に輝く (to shine golden)
- 金色に染まる (to be dyed golden)
RELATED COLORS:
- 銀色 (silver color)
- 黄金色 (golden color, more literary)
Related Words
Related:
銀色 (silver color)