橄欖色

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See also: 橄榄色

Chinese

Chinese olive; European olive
colour; dice; look
colour; dice; look; appearance
 
trad. (橄欖色) 橄欖
simp. (橄榄色) 橄榄

Pronunciation


Noun

橄欖色

  1. olive (colour)
    Synonym: 橄欖綠橄榄绿

Japanese

Kanji in this term
かん
Hyōgai
らん
Hyōgai
しょく
Grade: 2
on'yomi

Etymology

From 橄欖(かんらん) (kanran, olive) + (しょく) (-shoku, colour).

Pronunciation

Noun

(かん)(らん)(しょく) (kanranshoku

  1. olive (colour)

References

  1. ^ Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN

Korean

Noun

橄欖色 (gamnamsaek) (hangeul 감람색)

  1. hanja form? of 감람색 (olive color)