Japanese Dictionary

Meaning of 一色(いっしょく) in Japanese

一色
Kana Reading
いっしょく, いっしき, ひといろ
Romaji
isshoku, isshiki, hitoiro
Word Senses
  • Parts of speech
    adjectival nouns or quasi-adjectives (keiyodoshi), noun (common) (futsuumeishi)
    Meaning
    one color; one colour; one article
    Example sentence
    街はクリスマスムード一色・・・もうじきイブだ。 The streets are in full Christmas mode - it's almost Christmas Eve.
  • Parts of speech
    Meaning
    same tendency; everyone being caught up in the same thing
    Example sentence
    夏の山では目に見えるものはすべて緑一色です。 The mountains are a lush green in summer.

Examples of 一色, いっしょく, いっしき, ひといろ in a sentence

Kanji in this word

色 JLPT 4

6 strokes

color

On'Yomi: ショク, シキ

Kun'Yomi: いろ

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一 JLPT 5

1 stroke

one, one radical (no.1)

On'Yomi: イチ, イツ

Kun'Yomi: ひと-, ひと.つ

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