原色

Reading

Kana: げんしょく
Romaji: genshoku
Kana
Romaji

Definitions

1

primary colour; primary color

2

pure color; unmixed color; striking color

3

original color (of a painting, etc. as opposed to a reproduction)

Kanji

Readings: ゲン、 はら
Meanings: meadow, original, primitive, field, plain, prairie, tundra, wilderness
Readings: ショク、 シキ、 いろ
Meaning: color

Example Sentence

三原色(さんげんしょく)混合(こんごう)すると黒色(こくしょく)ができる。
➥Mixture of the three primary colors creates black.
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