五色

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Chinese

five
colour; dice; look
colour; dice; look; appearance
 
simp. and trad.
(五色) 		五 色

Pronunciation

Adjective

五色

  1. (archaic) blue, yellow, red, black and white
  2. (literary) multi-colored

Derived terms

Descendants

Sino-Xenic (五色):

Japanese

Kanji in this term
五 色
ご
Grade: 1 		しき
Grade: 2
on'yomi goon
Kanji in this term
五 色
ご
Grade: 1 		しょく
Grade: 2
on'yomi kan'on
 五色 on Japanese Wikipedia

Pronunciation

Noun

五(ご)色(しき) • (goshiki) ←ごしき (gosiki)?
五(ご)色(しょく) • (goshoku) ←ごしよく (gosyoku)?

  1. five colors (usu. red (赤), blue (青), yellow (黄), white (白) and black (黒))
  2. melon, gourd
    Synonym: 瓜 (uri)

Derived terms

Adjective

五(ご)色(しき) • (goshiki) ←ごしき (gosiki)?
五(ご)色(しょく) • (goshoku) ←ごしよく (gosyoku)?

  1. many kinds, varied

References

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 Yamada, Tadao et al., editors (2011), 新明解国語辞典 [Shin Meikai Kokugo Jiten] (in Japanese), Seventh edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN

Korean

Hanja in this term
五色

Noun

五色 • (osaek) (hangeul 오색)

  1. Hanja form? of 오색.
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