色 柄 物(いろがらもの)

いろがらもの

noun

coloured and patterned laundry items

1. coloured and patterned items; non-white laundry

Clothes, towels, and linens that are dyed or printed rather than plain white. A laundry-care term: these are washed separately from whites because the dye can run.

色柄物(いろがらもの)は別(べつ)に洗(あら)う。

I wash coloureds separately.

この漂白剤(ひょうはくざい)は色柄物(いろがらもの)には使(つか)えない。

This bleach can't be used on coloured or patterned items.

新(あたら)しい色柄物(いろがらもの)は色(いろ)落(お)ちしやすいので、最初(さいしょ)の数回(すうかい)は単独(たんどく)で洗濯(せんたく)したほうがいい。

New coloured items bleed easily, so it's best to wash them on their own the first few times.

From 色(いろ) (colour) plus 柄(がら) (pattern) plus 物(もの) (item). Learners meet it on detergent bottles and washing-machine instructions.

Common collocations

色柄物(いろがらもの)と白物(しろもの): coloureds and whites
色柄物(いろがらもの)用(よう)洗剤(せんざい): detergent for coloured items
色柄物(いろがらもの)は別(べつ)洗(あら)い: wash coloureds separately

Similar words

白物(しろもの): whites — the counterpart in the same laundry instructions
色(いろ)落(お)ち: colour running, fading — what these instructions are trying to prevent
柄物(がらもの): patterned item — the pattern alone, with no comment on colour

Related Words

Compare: 白物(しろもの) (whites)

Compare: 色落(いろお)ち (colour running, fading)

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Added 2026.8.28 21:31 · Revised 2026.9.2 13:02

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