褐色(かっしょく)

かっしょく
noun
brown, dark brown
1. brown, dark brown, tawny
A dark yellowish-brown or reddish-brown color. A somewhat formal or literary term for brown, often used to describe skin tone, natural materials, and scientific contexts.
褐色(かっしょく)の肌(はだ)をしている。
She has brown skin.
秋(あき)になると葉(は)が褐色(かっしょく)に変(か)わる。
In autumn, the leaves turn brown.
南国(なんごく)の太陽(たいよう)を浴(あ)びて褐色(かっしょく)に焼(や)けた肌(はだ)が健康(けんこう)的(てき)に見(み)える。
The skin tanned brown from the tropical sun looks healthy.

USAGE NOTE:
褐色(かっしょく) is a formal, literary word for brown. In everyday conversation, 茶色(ちゃいろ) is far more common. 褐色(かっしょく) is preferred in descriptive writing, scientific contexts, and when referring to skin tone in a neutral way.

COMMON COLLOCATIONS:

  • 褐色(かっしょく)の肌(はだ) (brown skin)
  • 褐色(かっしょく)に焼(や)ける (tan to a brown color)
  • 褐色(かっしょく)脂肪(しぼう) (brown fat — scientific term)
  • 褐色(かっしょく)矮星(わいせい) (brown dwarf — astronomy)

SIMILAR WORDS:

  • 茶色(ちゃいろ): brown (everyday word)
  • 栗色(くりいろ): chestnut brown (warmer, reddish-brown)
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