RED
In the ancient times, reddish colors were generated by Akane (Rubia akane) or Benibana (Safflower).
Purple is known as the noble color and people who could wear the purple clothes were limited, the reddish colors were also the limited color. Maybe they had a special feeling for red.
*An example of coordination of kimono is here.
Typical reddish colors and their Japanese name
| ebizome | |
| ebiiro / budouiro | |
| shinku | |
| fukahi | |
| kokiake / kuraoke | |
| asasuou | |
| asahi | |
| kurenai | |
| enji | |
| itigoiro | |
| ankoushoku | |
| suou | |
| shakudouiro | |
| rengairo | |
| akasabiiro | |
| soo | |
| kawarakeiro | |
| akabeni | |
| ginshu | |
| sinshu | |
| akaneiro | |
| aka | |
| beniiro | |
| shinkou | |
| urumishu | |
| suoukou | |
| choushun-iro | |
| mizugaki / tokiasagi | |
| umenezumi | |
| sakuranezumi | |
| karakurenai / kokikurenai | |
| imayou | |
| botan-iro | |
| akamurasaki | |
| tsutsujiiro | |
| usukoubai | |
| sekichikuiro | |
| nadeshikoiro | |
| taikou | |
| nakabeni | |
| koubaiiro | |
| usukurenai | |
| tokiiro / tokihairo | |
| arazome | |
| sakurairo | |
| usuiro | |
| sangoiro | |
| momoiro | |
| usubeni | |
| masoo | |
| araishu | |
| kin-aka | |
| syoujouhi | |
| hiiro | |
| ginshu | |
| akani | |
| barairo | |
| beniaka | |
| entan | |
| shuiro | |
| tan / ni | |
| ouni | |
| sangoshuiro | |
| jinzamomi | |
| akebonoiro / shinonomeiro | |
| ikkonzome | |
| haizakura |
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