虹色(にじいろ)

にじいろ
noun
rainbow colors; iridescent
1. rainbow colors; the colors of the rainbow; iridescent
The band of colors seen in a rainbow, or something that shows many shifting colors like a rainbow. Often used with の to modify a noun.
シャボン玉(だま)が虹色(にじいろ)に光(ひか)る。
The soap bubble shines in rainbow colors.
空(そら)に虹色(にじいろ)の雲(くも)が現(あらわ)れた。
A rainbow-colored cloud appeared in the sky.
光(ひかり)が当(あ)たると、CDの裏面(うらめん)が虹色(にじいろ)に輝(かがや)いて見(み)えた。
When the light hit it, the back of the CD shimmered in rainbow colors.

Compound of 虹(にじ) (rainbow) + 色(いろ) (color). Used both for the literal seven-color spectrum and for any iridescent, multi-colored sheen.

COMMON COLLOCATIONS:

  • 虹色(にじいろ)の雲(くも): a rainbow-colored cloud
  • 虹色(にじいろ)に光(ひか)る: shine iridescently
  • 虹色(にじいろ)に輝(かがや)く: glitter in rainbow colors
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