Word Meaning 桃色

ももいろ momoiro

桃色 is read as ももいろ (momoiro) and means pink (colour, color).

Meaning

English

pink (colour, color)
colour of peach (flowers)

Reading

Kana

ももいろ

Romaji

momoiro

Writing Variants

もも色 ももいろ momoiro

Stroke Sequence

2 Characters • 16 Total Strokes

Study Signals and Categories

JLPT N1 Jōyō Upper Grade Kanken 4級 Rank 13243 Priority C

Related Vocabulary

Max. 12

桃色遊戯

ももいろゆうぎ

sex play

薄桃色

うすももいろ

pale pink

桃色鸚哥

ももいろいんこ

galah (Eolophus roseicapillus)

桃

もも

peach (Prunus persica)

桃山学院大学

ももやまがくいんだいがく

Momoyama Gakuin University

桃山時代

ももやまじだい

Momoyama period (latter half of the Azuchi-Momoyama period, approx. 1583-1600)

旗色

きしょく

situation

染色

せんしょく

dyed colour (color)

紫色

ししょく

purple

彩色

さいしき

colouring

脚色

きゃくしょく

dramatization (e.g. of a novel)

極彩色

ごくさいしき

richly colored

Example Sentences

この桃色の飴、何味だった？

What flavor was this pink candy?

桃色って、かわいい色ね。

Pink is a pretty color.

桃色って、可愛い色だよね？

The colour peach is a cute colour, isn't it?

彼女のほおは薄く桃色に染まっていた。

Her cheeks were tinged with pink.

315羽の桃色のうさぎが高速道路を行進した。

Three hundred and fifteen pink rabbits marched along the highway.

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