濡羽色

Japanese

Kanji in this term
濡	羽	色
ぬれ Jinmeiyō	は > ば Grade: 2	いろ Grade: 2
kun'yomi

Alternative spellings
濡れ羽色 ぬれ羽色

Etymology

濡(ぬれ) (nure, “wet”) + 羽(は) (ha, “feather”) + 色(いろ) (iro, “color”); from the color of a crow's wet feathers

Noun

濡(ぬれ)羽(ば)色(いろ) • (nurebairo) 

1. jet-black

Synonyms

• 濡烏(ぬれがらす) (nuregarasu)
• 烏(からす)の濡羽色(ぬればいろ) (karasu no nurebairo)
• 烏羽色(からすばいろ) (karasubairo)