Korean word

빛깔

Pronunciation

Romanizationpitkkal

Meaning

  • nouncolor

Example

이 꽃은 빛깔이 참 예뻐요.i kko cheun pit kka ri cham ye ppeo yo

This flower has a really pretty color.

Illustration for 빛깔 (color)

More examples

그 그림은 빛깔이 은은해서 오래 봐도 질리지 않아요.keu keu ri meun pit kka ri eu neun hae seo o rae pwa do chil li ji a na yo

The painting has such a subtle color that I never get tired of looking at it.

Core concept

The visible quality of a color as shaped by light, reflection, and surrounding shade.

Common phrases

  • 빛깔이 예쁘다pit kka ri ye ppeu da

    have a pretty color

  • 빛깔이 은은하다pit kka ri eu neun ha da

    have a subtle color

Similar words

색깔saekkkal: The visible color of an object, with a possible sense of its distinctive style or character.
색saek: The visible quality that makes one hue, such as red, different from another.
톤ton: An overall color quality that gives clothing or a photograph a soft, bright, or calm mood.
색감saekkkam: The way a combination of colors feels as a whole through its lightness, darkness, and strength.

Definition in Korean

빛과 그림자, 반사 등에 의해 보이는 색의 상태나 색감의 기운을 일컫는 말.pit kkwa keu rim ja pan sa teung e ui hae po i neun sae gui sang tae na saek kka mui ki u neul il keon neun mal

Word origin

This native Korean compound joins a word for light with an element associated with color or appearance, linking the meaning to color as it is seen.

Usage tips

  • English color is usually enough, but this word often draws attention to the shade, tone, or visual character of something.

Opposites

  • 무색musaekcolorlessnessnoun

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