薔薇色

Japanese
Kanji in this term
薔 薇 色
ばら いろ
Grade: 2
Hyōgaiji Hyōgaiji
jukujikun kun’yomi

Etymology

From 薔薇(ばら) (bara, “rose”) + 色(いろ) (iro, “color”).

Pronunciation
  • (Tokyo) ばらいろ [bàráíró] (Heiban – [0])[1]
  • IPA(key): [ba̠ɾa̠iɾo̞]

Noun

薔薇(ばら)色(いろ) • (barairo) 

  1. rose (color)
  2. (figuratively) bright, optimistic (future)
    Antonym: 灰色
    バラ色(いろ)の未来(みらい)
    barairo no mirai
    bright future

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