[Explanation of a color]

The Asamidori, such as the young leaves that bud in the spring, thin green thing. Or, it is a bright green yellowish. Apart it is also read as “Asakimidori” “Senryoku”. As is also the “Manyoshu” are poems as “until seen as or apply Asamidori dyed spring of Yang willow’d kick to Moe”, it is the traditional color of since I was a Manyo. Versus the color of the “Fukamidori”.

It is currently in the general prefer the thin green Speaking Asamidori is, in ancient times was pointing to more of the yellow-green. In fact, of the Heian period Shikimoku “Engishiki” But be read as “Asakimidori”, has been introduced as a bright yellow-green with “Fukamidori” and “Nakamidori”.

In the rank and clothes color that is determined to Ritsuryosei Asamidori in the colors next to dark green, while the dark green represents a deep green bluish evergreen, Asamidori the spring of soft young leaves, in particular represents the color of the young leaves of willow, “Koubai was often used in early spring in combination with -iro “. By the way, Asamidori is also the makurakotoba take to the “thread”, “Nobe”.

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