玉虫色 in Japanese

IPA: [ta̠ma̠mɯ̟ɕiːɾo̞] Forms: 玉虫色 [canonical] (ruby: 玉(たま), 虫(むし), 色(いろ)), tamamushīro [romanization] [Show additional information ▼] [Hide additional information ▲]

Etymology: From 玉虫(たまむし) (tamamushi, “jewel beetle”) + 色(いろ) (iro, “colour”). Etymology templates: {{ja-compound|玉虫|たまむし|色|いろ|t1=jewel beetle|t2=colour}} 玉虫(たまむし) (tamamushi, “jewel beetle”) + 色(いろ) (iro, “colour”) Head templates: {{ja-noun|たまむしいろ}} 玉(たま)虫(むし)色(いろ) • (tamamushīro)

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"玉虫色" meaning in Japanese

Noun