How to say 'Skin color' in Japanese | 肌色

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The Japanese word for Skin color is 'Hadairo', written as 肌色 in Japanese.'Skin color' in hiragana is はだいろ.

word

肌色

Meaning

Skin color

Reading

はだいろ

hadairo

Kanji

肌Skin 色Color

Explanation

The Japanese noun '肌色 (はだいろ)' refers to the color of human skin, often described as a light beige or flesh tone. It is commonly used in art, fashion, and design to describe colors that resemble natural skin tones. For example: This shirt is skin-colored「このシャツは肌色です」(このシャツははだいろです). The artist used skin color for the portrait「画家は肖像画に肌色を使いました」(がかはしょうぞうがにはだいろをつかいました). Note that '肌色' can sometimes carry cultural or historical connotations, as it traditionally represents a specific skin tone that may not encompass all human skin colors.

Part Of Speech

noun

Kanji JLPT

Kanji Grade

Frequency

7318

Composition

kanji

Handwriting

Kanji in the Word 肌色

This word contains 2 kanji characters:

kanji

肌

Meaning

Skin

kanji

色

Meaning

Color

Words Related to 肌色 Through the Kanji 肌

These 2 Words contain the Kanji 肌 as well.

word

肌

Meaning

Skin

word

肌着

Meaning

Underwear

Words Related to 肌色 Through the Kanji 色

These 16 Words contain the Kanji 色 as well.

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茶色

Meaning

Brown

word

色

Meaning

Color, Appearance

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色々

Meaning

Various

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緑色

Meaning

Green

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色んな

Meaning

Various

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金色

Meaning

Gold

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黄色

Meaning

Yellow

word

顔色

Meaning

Mood, Complexion

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黄色い

Meaning

Yellow

word

景色

Meaning

Scenery

word

無色

Meaning

Colorless

word

ばら色

Meaning

Pink, Rose

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水色

Meaning

Lightblue

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特色

Meaning

Feature, Characteristic

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灰色

Meaning

Gray

word

色彩

Meaning

Color

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What does 'Hadairo' (肌色) mean?

'Hadairo' means 'Skin color' .

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