色合い

いろあい

colouring; coloring; shade (of colour); hue

Also:flavour

What does 色合い mean?

色合い is a Japanese noun meaning colouring; coloring; shade (of colour); hue in English. It can also be translated as flavour depending on context. It is written as 色合い in kanji, いろあい in hiragana, and iroai in romaji. This word is part of JLPT N2 vocabulary.

Example sentence

その建物は実に美しい色合いの大理石でできている。

The building is built of marble of a most lovely color.