[Explanation of a color]

The Suishoku is a bright green color like the color of a kingfisher’s feathers. It is also read as “Midori-iro” or “Midori. It is also known as “Suiryoku” or “Suishoku”.　

Because of the color of the kingfisher’s feathers, it covers a wide range of hues, from greenish blue to purplish blue.

As you can see from the four-letter word for “Suishokureikou”, “Suishoku” is In China, it has been the color of green since ancient times. In Japan, however, there have been many colors that describe “green” since ancient times, and it was not generally used until the modern era. It is not widespread.

* Green cold light: the glow of the moon. Or, cold blue light. (Source: the Dragon and Phoenix Records)

The word “Suishoku” became common in Japan after the Meiji era, when intellectuals began to use it as a descriptor for the word “green. It seems to have become widespread because of its popularity.

Incidentally, the jade, a gemstone, is similar to the color of the kingfisher, which is why it was given the name “翡翠” (jade). The color “Midori” is also derived from the kingfisher, and in that sense it can be called “jade”. “Suishoku. It is also the color of the kingfisher, and in that sense, it could be called “the color of jade”.

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