国防色

Japanese

Kanji in this term
国	防	色
こく Grade: 2	ぼう Grade: 5	いろ Grade: 2
goon		kan’on

Alternative spelling
國防色 (kyūjitai)

Etymology

Compound of 国防 (kokubō, “national defense”) +‎ 色 (shoku, “color”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ko̞kɯ̟ᵝbo̞ːɕo̞kɯ̟ᵝ]

Noun

国防色(こくぼうしょく) • (kokubōshoku) 

1. a type of khaki that was widely used in Japanese military uniform and rationed civilian uniform during World War II