Can you read it? The traditional Japanese color "Fujinezumi" is not pronounced "Toso"

What is the traditional Japanese color "Fujinezumi"?

Fujinezumi-iro is a soft purple with a bluish tint that is a greyish-grey shade of wisteria. Since the Edo period, it has been widely used as a color for women's kimonos in particular, and was popular many times from the mid-Meiji period through to the Taisho period. Around 27, it was also known as "Shinkomai-iro" and was featured in the magazine Miyako no Hana, which introduced fashionable clothing. Furthermore, it is said to have gained popularity as a collar and ground color for Japanese clothing in 1894.

Fujinezumi = Fujinezumi

In Aya Koda's autobiographical novel "Kimono," which depicts the life of a woman living in the Taisho period, there are frequent descriptions of a kimono that is a light gray color. "Fujinezumi" is pronounced "fujinezumi."

DIC Japanese Traditional Colors: R110 G117 B164 #6E75A4 / Fujinezumi

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Reference books: “Beautiful Japanese Traditional Colors” published by PIE International, “365 Days of Poons Illustrated Book” written by Reki Seikatsu and published by Genkosha

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Can you read it? The traditional Japanese color "Fujinezumi" is not pronounced "Toso" (fuji-nezumi).

What is the traditional Japanese color "Fujinezumi"?

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Can you read it? The traditional Japanese color "seihei" is not pronounced "aomidori"

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Can you read it? The traditional Japanese color "Koukaba" is not pronounced "Koukaba"

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Can you read it? The traditional Japanese color "Mizuasagi" is not pronounced "sui asagi"

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Can you read it? The traditional Japanese color "Nishimurasaki" is not pronounced "nishi"

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Can you read it? The traditional Japanese color "Kakijuuiro" is not pronounced "kakijuuiro"

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Can you read it? The traditional Japanese color "uguisu-iro" is not pronounced "ou-iro"

Can you read it? The traditional Japanese color "apricot color" is not pronounced "an-iro"

Can you read it? The traditional Japanese color "apricot color" is not pronounced "an-iro"

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Can you read it? The traditional Japanese color "peach color" is not pronounced "toushoku"

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Can you read it? The traditional Japanese color "Kinparu-iro" It's not pronounced "Kaneharu"

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Can you read it? The traditional Japanese color "Akebono-iro" is not pronounced "shoshoku"

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Can you read it? The traditional Japanese color "vermilion" is not pronounced "akairo"

Can you read it? The traditional Japanese color "Chuukou" is not pronounced "Chuukou"

Can you read it? The traditional Japanese color "Chuukou" is not pronounced "Chuukou"

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Can you read it? The traditional Japanese color "Ebiiro" is not pronounced "Umirouiro"

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Can you read it? The traditional Japanese color "Fujimurasaki" is not pronounced "Toushi"

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