たん
淡
こう
黄
しょく
色

noun, takes genitive case の

  1. pale yellow, light yellow.

Variations

Pronunciation Kanji Kana Is Common
たん
淡
こう
黄
しょく
色
 淡黄色 たんこうしょく
たん
淡
おう
黄
しょく
色
 淡黄色 たんおうしょく

Contained Kanji Breakdown

thin, faint, pale
あわ.い　タン (Early Jr. High, N1)
water, water radical (no. 85)
さんずい
inflammation, flame, blaze
ほのお　エン　ぬく (Late Jr. High, N1)
fire
ひ　カ　ほ- (1st, N5)
to divide
person
ひと　ニン　ジン (1st, N5)
yellow
き　オウ　コウ (2nd, N2)
twenty(廿) variant
wherefore, a reason
ユウ　ユ　ユイ (3rd, N3)
day, sun, Japan
ひ　ニチ　にっ (1st, N5)
number one, line, rod radical (no. 2)
コン　シ　ジョ
eight, eight radical (no. 12)
ハチ　や　はっ (1st, N5)
color
いろ　ショク　シキ (2nd, N4)
knife, wrapping enclosure(勹) variant
comma-design
ともえ　ハ　うずまき (Kentei Pre-1, N1)
sign of the snake or serpent, 9-11AM, sixth sign of Chinese zodiac
み　シ (Kentei Pre-1, N1)
self
コ　おのれ　キ (6th, N1)