Word Meaning 玉虫色

たまむしいろ tamamushiiro

玉虫色 is read as たまむしいろ (tamamushiiro) and means iridescent colour.

Meaning

English

iridescent colour
equivocal (reply, statement, etc.)
ambiguous
vague

Reading

Kana

たまむしいろ

Romaji

tamamushiiro

Stroke Sequence

3 Characters • 17 Total Strokes

Study Signals and Categories

JLPT N2 Jōyō Grade 2 Kanken 9級 Rank 16396 Priority C

Related Vocabulary

Max. 12

玉虫

たまむし

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色玉

いろだま

pomegranate

玉

たま

ball (i.e. a testicle)

玉ねぎ

たまねぎ

onion (Allium cepa)

玉音

ぎょくいん

the Emperor's voice

玉突き

たまつき

serial collisions (of cars)

玉川大学

たまがわだいがく

Tamagawa University

玉入れ

たまいれ

tama-ire

玉体

ぎょくたい

the Emperor's person or presence

玉代

ぎょくだい

time charge for a geisha

玉川近代美術館

たまがわきんだいびじゅつかん

Tamagawa Modern Art Museum

玉音放送

ぎょくおんほうそう

radio broadcast announcing acceptance of the Potsdam Declaration and the end of the war (recording of Hirohito; broadcast August 15, 1945)