薔薇色

Japanese

Kanji in this term
薔	薇	色
ばら		いろ Grade: 2
Hyōgaiji	Hyōgaiji
jukujikun		kun’yomi

Etymology

From 薔薇(ばら) (bara, “rose”) + 色(いろ) (iro, “color”).

Pronunciation

• (Tokyo) ばらいろ [bàráíró] (Heiban – [0])
• IPA^(key): [ba̠ɾa̠iɾo̞]

Noun

薔薇(ばら)色(いろ) • (barairo) 

1. rose (color)
2. (figuratively) bright, optimistic (future)

   Antonym: 灰色

   バラ色(いろ)の未来(みらい)

   barairo no mirai

   bright future