水 色(みずいろ)

みずいろ

noun, no-adjective

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.

She's wearing a light blue dress.

The sky was a clear light blue.

The child drew a picture of the sea with a light blue crayon.

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)).

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

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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