黄櫨染

Japanese

Kanji in this term
黄	櫨	染
こう Grade: 2	ろ Hyōgai	ぜん Grade: 6
kan'on

Alternative spelling
黃櫨染 (kyūjitai)

Noun

黄(こう)櫨(ろ)染(ぜん) • (kōrozen) ^{←くゎろうぜん (kwarouzen)?}

1. golden-brown dye colour made with wax tree bark, sappan wood, lye, and vinegar; used to dye the Emperor's formal over-robe since the 9th century

Derived terms

• 黄櫨染御袍(こうろぜんごほう) (kōrozengohō)

See also

• 白(しろ) (shiro): the former colour of the Emperor's formal over-robe
• 麹塵(きくじん) (kikujin), 山鳩色(やまばといろ) (yamabatoiro), 青色(あおいろ) (aoiro): the colour of the Emperor's informal over-robe
• 赤色(あかいろ) (akairo): the colour of a retired Emperor's formal over-robe
• 黄丹(おうたん) (ōtan): the colour of the crown prince's formal over-robe
• 禁色(きんじき) (kinjiki)