紅色

See also: 红色

Chinese
 
red; revolutionary; prosperity; bonus; popular
 
color; dice; look; appearance
trad. (紅色) 紅 色
simp. (红色) 红 色

Pronunciation

Noun

紅色

  1. the color red

Adjective

紅色

  1. red
  2. (Mainland China) revolutionary

Derived terms
  • 棗紅色／枣红色
  • 紅色廣場／红色广场
  • 紅色恐怖／红色恐怖

See also
Colors in Chinese · 顏色／颜色 (yánsè) (layout · text)
     白色 (báisè)      灰色 (huīsè)      黑色 (hēisè)
             紅色／红色 (hóngsè), 赤色 (chìsè) ; 豔紅色／艳红色 (yànhóngsè)              橙色 (chéngsè) ; 棕色 (zōngsè), 褐色 (hèsè)              黃色／黄色 (huángsè) ; 奶油色 (nǎiyóusè)
             青檸色／青柠色 (qīngníngsè)              綠色／绿色 (lǜsè)             
             青色 (qīngsè) ; 深青色              天藍色／天蓝色 (tiānlánsè)              藍色／蓝色 (lánsè)
             紫羅蘭色／紫罗兰色 (zǐluólán sè) ; 靛色 (diànsè)              洋紅色／洋红色 (yánghóngsè) ; 紫色 (zǐsè)              粉紅色／粉红色 (fěnhóngsè)

Japanese
紅色: hexadecimal color code #D71345

Etymology 1
Kanji in this term
紅 色
くれない
Grade: 6		 いろ
Grade: 2
kun’yomi

From 紅 (くれない) (kurenai, “crimson”) + 色 (いろ) (iro, “color”).

Pronunciation

Noun

紅色 (hiragana くれないいろ, rōmaji kurenaiiro, historical hiragana くれなゐいろ)

  1. the color crimson, a vivid red edging towards pink
    • c. 759, Man'yōshū (book 19, poem 4192), text here
      桃 (ももの)花 (はな)紅 (くれなゐ)色 (いろ)尓 (に)々 (に)保 (ほ)比 (ひ)多 (た)流 (る)面 (おも)輪 (わ)乃 (の)宇 (う)知 (ち)尓 (に)青 (あを)柳 (やぎ)乃 (の)細 (ほそき)眉 (まよ)根 (ね)乎 (を)咲 (ゑみ)麻 (ま)我 (が)理 (り)朝 (あさ)影 (かげ)見 (み)都 (つ)追 (つ)𡢳嬬 (をとめ)良 (ら)我 (が)手 (て)尓 (に)取 (とり)持有 (もてる)真 (まそ)鏡 (かがみ)盖 (ふた)上 (がみ)山 (やま)尓 (に)... [Man'yōgana]
      桃 (もも)の花 (はな)紅 (くれなゐ)色 (いろ)ににほひたる面 (おも)輪 (わ)のうちに青 (あを)柳 (やぎ)の細 (ほそ)き眉 (まよ)根 (ね)を笑 (ゑ)み曲 (ま)がり朝 (あさ)影 (かげ)見 (み)つつ娘子 (をとめ)らが手 (て)に取 (と)り持 (も)てるまそ鏡 (かがみ)二 (ふた)上 (がみ)山 (やま)に... [Modern spelling]
      momo no hana kurenai-iro ni nioitaru omowa no uchi ni aoyagi no hosoki mayone o emi-magari asakage mitsutsu otomera ga te ni tori-motoru masokagami futagami-yama ni...
      On Two-top Mountain―top of a mirror box, clear mirror in a maiden's hand reflecting her morning face, delicate green-willow eyebrows bent with smiles, face glowing rosy like peach blossoms...[2]
Synonyms

Etymology 2
Kanji in this term
紅 色
べに
Grade: 6		 いろ
Grade: 2
kun’yomi

From 紅 (べに) (beni, “safflower”) + 色 (いろ) (iro, “color”).

Pronunciation

Noun

紅色 (hiragana べにいろ, rōmaji beniiro)

  1. the color crimson, a vivid red edging towards pink
Synonyms

Etymology 3
Kanji in this term
紅 色
こう
Grade: 6		 しょく
Grade: 2
on’yomi

From Middle Chinese 紅色 (MC ɦuŋ ʃɨk̚). (Can this(+) etymology be sourced?)

Pronunciation

Noun

紅色 (hiragana こうしょく, rōmaji kōshoku)

  1. the color crimson, a vivid red edging towards pink
Synonyms

References
  1. 2006, 大辞林 (Daijirin), Third Edition (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Sanseidō, →ISBN
  2. Paula Doe; Ōtomo Yakamochi (1982) A Warbler's Song in the Dusk: The Life and Work of Ōtomo Yakamochi (718-785), University of California Press, →ISBN, pages 49-50
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