Japanese Conversation · Level 48
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Japanese word
一色
Pronunciation
Romajiisshoku
Meaning
- nounone color
Example
部屋を一色に塗ります。heya o is shoku ni nu ri ma su
I will paint the room a single color.
More examples
彼の服装は一色で統一されていました。kare no fuku sō wa is shoku de tō itsu sa re te i ma shi ta
His outfit was all in one color.
Core concept
It presents something as having a single uniform color throughout rather than several colors.
Common phrases
一色で統一するis shoku de tō itsu su ru
use one color throughout
一色に塗るis shoku ni nu ru
paint in one color
Similar words
単色tanshoku: An image or object is made using only one color throughout.
Definition in Japanese
物や絵などの全体が同じ一つの色である状態。mono ya e na do no zen tai ga ona ji hito tsu no iro de a ru jō tai
Word origin
一色 (isshoku, "one color") combines 一 (ichi, "one") with 色 (shoku, "color"), and the compound reading includes a doubled consonant.
Usage tips
- In visual descriptions, 一色 (isshoku) focuses on the overall impression of one color, even when the surface contains lighter and darker areas of that color.
Opposites
- 多色tashokumultiple colorsnoun