空 色(そらいろ)

そらいろ

noun

sky blue; azure

color nature

1. sky blue; azure; light blue like the sky

A light, clear blue color resembling the sky on a sunny day. One of the traditional Japanese color names.

空色(そらいろ)のワンピースを着(き)た。

I wore a sky-blue dress.

壁(かべ)を空色(そらいろ)に塗(ぬ)り替(か)えた。

I repainted the wall sky blue.

窓(まど)から見(み)える空色(そらいろ)のグラデーションが美(うつく)しく、しばらく見(み)とれていた。

The gradation of sky blue visible from the window was so beautiful that I gazed at it for a while.

A compound of 空(そら) (sky) and 色(いろ) (color). One of the traditional Japanese color names (和色(わしょく)), referring to the clear light blue of a fair-weather sky. It can function as an adjective with の (e.g., 空色(そらいろ)の花(はな)).

Common collocations

空色(そらいろ)の花(はな): sky-blue flowers
空色(そらいろ)の目(め): sky-blue eyes
空色(そらいろ)に染(そ)まる: to be dyed sky blue

Similar words

水色(みずいろ): light blue — very similar shade; 水色(みずいろ) is the more common everyday term for light blue
青(あお): blue — the general term for blue; covers a wider range of shades
紺色(こんいろ): dark blue; navy — a much darker blue than 空色(そらいろ)
藍色(あいいろ): indigo — a deep blue-purple traditional color

Related Words

Compare: 水色(みずいろ) (light blue)

Compare: 青(あお) (blue)

Compare: 紺色(こんいろ) (dark blue)

Compare: 藍色(あいいろ) (indigo)

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Added 2026.4.25 23:15 · Revised 2026.9.2 13:02

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