amber in Japanese
amber in Japanese is 琥珀, 琥珀色 — amber means a hard, translucent, yellow-to-brown fossilized tree resin, used in jewellery and sometimes containing preserved insects.
amber in Japanese
琥珀
Pronounced: kohaku
A hard, generally yellow to brown translucent or transparent fossil resin from extinct coniferous trees of the pine genus, used for jewellery, decoration and later dissolved as a binder in varnishes. One variety, blue amber, appears blue rather than yellow under direct sunlight. [from 15th c.]
琥珀色
Pronounced: kohakuiro
A yellow-orange colour.
What does "amber" mean?
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noun A hard, translucent, yellow-to-brown fossilized tree resin, used in jewellery and sometimes containing preserved insects.
"The museum displayed a piece of amber with a prehistoric fly trapped inside."
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noun A yellowish-orange colour, like that of the resin.
"The room was lit in a warm amber glow at sunset."
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noun The middle light of a traffic signal, signalling drivers to stop if it is safe to do so.
"He sped up as the light turned to amber."
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adj Of a brownish-yellow colour.
"She wore an amber necklace that matched her eyes."
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amber in a sentence
- The museum displayed a piece of amber with a prehistoric fly trapped inside.
- The room was lit in a warm amber glow at sunset.
- He sped up as the light turned to amber.
- She wore an amber necklace that matched her eyes.
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What is "amber" in Japanese?
"amber" in Japanese is 琥珀, 琥珀色. amber means: A hard, translucent, yellow-to-brown fossilized tree resin, used in jewellery and sometimes containing preserved insects.
How do you pronounce 琥珀?
"amber" in Japanese is 琥珀, pronounced "kohaku".
How do you use "amber" in a sentence?
Example: "The museum displayed a piece of amber with a prehistoric fly trapped inside." In Japanese, "amber" is 琥珀, 琥珀色.
Are there other ways to say "amber" in Japanese?
Yes — Japanese has 2 translations listed for "amber": 琥珀, 琥珀色.
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