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dark color; deep color; rich hue
A color that is dark, deep, or richly saturated — as opposed to a light or pale shade. Used as a general descriptor for any deeply saturated color, commonly in contexts involving clothing, dyes, food, beverages, and industrial products.
濃色のスーツを選んだ。
I chose a dark-colored suit.
この醤油は濃色で味も濃い。
This soy sauce is dark in color and rich in flavor.
濃色の衣類は色落ちしやすいので分けて洗ってください。
Dark-colored clothing tends to bleed, so please wash it separately.
Compound of 濃 ('thick; dense; dark') and 色 ('color'). A somewhat technical or formal term that appears commonly on product labels, care instructions, and in descriptions of food and beverages. In everyday speech, people more often say 濃い色 ('dark color').
USAGE:
- Frequently seen on clothing care labels: 濃色は別洗い ('wash dark colors separately').
- In the beer and soy sauce industries, 濃色 describes darker varieties: 濃色ビール ('dark beer'), 濃色醤油 ('dark soy sauce').
- Can function as a noun modifier with の: 濃色の生地 ('dark-colored fabric').
COMMON COLLOCATIONS:
- 濃色の衣類: dark-colored clothing
- 濃色ビール: dark beer
- 濃色系: dark color range
- 濃色と淡色: dark and light colors
SIMILAR WORDS:
- 淡色: light color; pale color — the antonym, used in the same formal/technical contexts
- 暗色: dark color — emphasizes darkness or dimness rather than saturation
- 濃い色: dark color — the everyday spoken equivalent