水色(みずいろ)

みずいろ
noun / adjective (no)
light blue; sky blue
1. light blue; sky blue; aqua
A pale, light shade of blue, like the color of clear shallow water. One of the traditional Japanese color names.
水色(みずいろ)のワンピースを着(き)ている。
She's wearing a light blue dress.
空(そら)が水色(みずいろ)に澄(す)んでいた。
The sky was a clear light blue.
子供(こども)が水色(みずいろ)のクレヨンで海(うみ)の絵(え)を描(か)いた。
The child drew a picture of the sea with a light blue crayon.

USAGE:
A common, everyday color word. Used as a noun (水色(みずいろ)が好(す)き) or as a no-adjective to modify nouns (水色(みずいろ)の傘(かさ)).

COMMON COLLOCATIONS:

  • 水色(みずいろ)の空(そら) (light blue sky)
  • 水色(みずいろ)の服(ふく) (light blue clothing)
  • 薄(うす)い水色(みずいろ) (pale light blue)

WORD FORMATION:
水(みず) (water) + 色(いろ) (color). Literally "water color," referring to the color of clear water.

DISTINCTION:
水色(みずいろ) is lighter and paler than 青(あお) (blue). It is closer to what English speakers might call "sky blue" or "baby blue."

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