1The colour or hue of something (e.g., red, blue, green).
このシャツの色が褪せてきた。
The colour of this shirt has faded.
壁の色を明るいブルーに塗り替えた。
I repainted the wall a bright blue.
絵の具を混ぜて微妙な色を作る。
I mix paints to create subtle colours.
2Complexion or skin colour; the appearance of one's face indicating health or mood.
最近、彼は顔の色がよくないようだ。
Lately his complexion doesn't look good.
日焼けで肌の色が濃くなった。
My skin got darker from the sun.
風邪をひいてから、彼女の色が悪くなった。
Since catching a cold, her complexion has looked worse.
3The look or expression on someone's face; the visible sign of an emotion.
彼の顔には困惑の色が浮かんでいて、何か隠しているようだった。
His face showed a look of confusion, as if he were hiding something.
試験の結果を見て、母の顔に喜びの色が浮かんだ。
Seeing the exam results, a look of joy appeared on my mother's face.
面接官の顔にわずかに疑いの色が見えた。
A slight look of doubt appeared on the interviewer's face.
4Appearance, air, or feeling of something; the impression or tinge something gives.
彼女の存在がパーティーに華やかな色を添えた。
Her presence added a lively touch to the party.
その会議には政治的な色が強く出ていた。
The meeting had a strong political tinge to it.
彼のスピーチには宗教的な色があった。
His speech had a religious tinge.
5Personality or character; distinctive quality or tone of a person or thing.
彼の文章には独特の色があって読みやすい。
His writing has a distinctive character and is easy to read.
この町には昔ながらの色が残っている。
This town retains an old-fashioned character.
彼女の話し方には大人びた色が感じられる。
One senses a mature quality in the way she speaks.
6The tone or tinge of a voice; a nuance or feeling that colours the way something sounds.
彼の声には隠しきれない怒りの色があった。
There was an unmistakable tinge of anger in his voice.
母の声に安堵の色が滲んでいた。
A sense of relief was evident in my mother's voice.
7Love, lust, sensuality, or matters of sexual romance (often used in a literary or euphemistic way).
彼は色に溺れて家庭を壊してしまった。
He indulged in lust and ruined his family.
昔話には色にまつわる事件が多い。
Old tales often include incidents related to lust or affairs.
8A lover or paramour; someone involved in a romantic or illicit relationship (somewhat old-fashioned or euphemistic).
噂では彼には色がいると言われている。
Rumour has it he has a lover.
その俳優は色との関係でスキャンダルになった。
The actor was scandalized over a relationship with a lover.
9Beauty, sexiness, or physical appeal; sexual attractiveness or charm.
舞台の照明が彼女に一層の色を与えた。
The stage lighting made her even more alluring.
年齢を重ねても色気のある人は多い。
Many people remain attractive even as they age.
10Kind, type, or variety, typically realized through different colour variants of a product (sometimes written 種).
そのノートには色違いが五つある。
That notebook comes in five different colour variants.