単色(たんしょく)

たんしょく
noun, no-adjective
single color; monochrome; solid color
colorappearance
1. single color; monochrome; solid color; one color
Consisting of only one color, without patterns, gradients, or multiple hues.
単色(たんしょく)のTシャツが欲(ほ)しい。
I want a solid-colored T-shirt.
この部屋(へや)は単色(たんしょく)の壁紙(かべがみ)でまとめてある。
This room is done in a single-color wallpaper throughout.
単色(たんしょく)の印刷(いんさつ)なら費用(ひよう)を抑(おさ)えることができる。
If it's single-color printing, we can keep the costs down.

Composed of 単(たん) (single) + 色(しょく) (color). Used in fashion, design, printing, and art contexts. Can modify nouns with の: 単色(たんしょく)のデザイン (monochrome design).

Common collocations

  • 単色(たんしょく)のデザイン — monochrome design
  • 単色(たんしょく)印刷(いんさつ) — single-color printing
  • 単色(たんしょく)刷(ず)り — single-color print
  • 単色(たんしょく)光(こう) — monochromatic light

Similar words

  • モノクロ — monochrome (loanword; often specifically means black and white)
  • 無地(むじ) — plain, unpatterned (focuses on absence of pattern rather than having one color)
  • 多色(たしょく) — multicolored (the opposite)
  • 二色(にしょく) — two-colored, bicolor

Related Words

Compare: モノクロ (monochrome (loanword)
Compare: 無地(むじ) (plain, unpatterned)
Antonym: 多色(たしょく) (multicolored)
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