brown, woollen kimono
On'yomi (音読み)
- カツ
Kun'yomi (訓読み)
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About this kanji
The kanji 褐 primarily means "brown" and is often associated with colors and materials. It is typically used in nouns rather than verbs. You'll find it in compounds like 褐色 (かっしょく), which means "dark brown," and 茶褐色 (ちゃかっしょく), meaning "dark reddish-brown." Another common compound, 褐藻 (かっそう), refers to "brown algae," while 褐炭 (かったん) means "brown coal." A useful note is that although 褐 can convey a specific shade of brown, it's less frequently used in everyday conversation compared to more common color expressions.
Example sentences
褐色の皮膚は日焼けによるものだ。
The brown skin is due to sun exposure.
Meanings across languages
- English
- brown, woollen kimono
- Tiếng Việt
- nâu
- 日本語
- 褐色
- 한국어
- 갈색
- 中文
- 褐色
- id
- coklat
- th
- สีน้ำตาล
- es
- marrón
- fr
- marron
- de
- braun
- pt
- marrom
Common compounds
- 褐色かっしょくdark brown, colour of tanned skin
- 茶褐色ちゃかっしょくdark reddish-brown, liver color
- 褐藻かっそうbrown algae, phaeophyceae
- 褐炭かったんbrown coal, lignite
- 褐変かっぺんbrowning
- 青褐あおかちdark indigo tinged with brighter blue
- 暗褐色あんかっしょくdark brown
- 黄褐色おうかっしょくyellowish brown
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