[Explanation of a color]

The Usumizu-iro, literally, such as thinning the light blue, is a pale blue-green. Color, which has been referred to as the “Mizuhanada” in “Manyoshu” is, it will be called “Mizu-iro” when it comes to the Edo era. In some of which it was further lighter is “Usumizu-iro”, the original is like those that had been epithet a thin color of Mizu-iro, was established as a color name.

By the way, there is a “淡水色” in the color name of the same reading but, more of 淡水色 has a further thin color.

-read: Usumizu-iro-