深緑(ふかみどり)

ふかみどり
noun
dark green; deep green
1. dark green; deep green
A dark, rich shade of green. Used to describe colors in nature, clothing, and design.
深緑(ふかみどり)の森(もり)が広(ひろ)がっている。
A deep green forest stretches out.
深緑(ふかみどり)のコートを買(か)った。
I bought a dark green coat.
夏(なつ)になると山(やま)の木々(きぎ)が深緑(ふかみどり)に染(そ)まる。
In summer, the mountain trees turn deep green.

A traditional Japanese color name describing a rich, dark shade of green. Evokes the lush greenery of midsummer forests.

FORMATION:
深(ふか) (deep) + 緑(みどり) (green)

SIMILAR COLOR TERMS:

  • 新緑(しんりょく): fresh green (of new spring leaves) — lighter and brighter
  • 若緑(わかみどり): young green — a light, yellowish green of early growth
  • 濃緑(のうりょく): dense/dark green — more technical, used in color specifications
  • 萌黄(もえぎ): yellowish green — a lighter, more vivid traditional color

COMMON COLLOCATIONS:

  • 深緑(ふかみどり)の季節(きせつ): the season of deep green (midsummer)
  • 深緑(ふかみどり)に染(そ)まる: to be dyed deep green
  • 深緑(ふかみどり)の葉(は): deep green leaves
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