Chinese

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colour; dice; look
colour; dice; look; appearance
 
trad. (保護色) 保護
simp. (保护色) 保护

Pronunciation

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Noun

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保護色

  1. (biology) camouflage (resemblance of an organism to its surroundings for avoiding detection)
  2. (figurative) disguise

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Japanese

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Kanji in this term

Grade: 5

Grade: 5
しょく
Grade: 2
on'yomi
 
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Noun

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()()(しょく) (hogoshokuほごしよく (fogosyoku)?

  1. color or pattern that aids in camouflage; camouflage

References

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