(たんしょく)

たんしょく
noun
single color; monochrome; solid color
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()しい。
I want a solid-colored T-shirt.
この部屋(へや)単色(たんしょく)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)印刷(いんさつ)なら費用(ひよう)(おさ)えることができる。
If it's single-color printing, we can keep the costs down.

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

COMMON COLLOCATIONS:

  • 単色(たんしょく)デザイン(でざいん) — 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)()り — single-color print
  • 単色(たんしょく)(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