色気

• 読み: いろけ
• ローマ字: iroke
• 漢字の分解: 色 (iro/shoku) — colour, sensuality; 気 (ke/ki) — spirit, air, quality
• 発音: /i.ɾo.ke/

意味

Colouring; shade of colour. Also, sex appeal; charm; allure.

Has several distinct meanings depending on context. Can refer literally to a tint or colouring, to sexual attractiveness or charm, or figuratively to ambition or desire (色気を出す means to show interest/ambition for something). In art and aesthetics, it describes a subtle, attractive quality.

例文

1. この絵は色気のある表現が特徴的だ。
2. 彼女の演技には独特の色気がある。
3. 社長の椅子に色気を出している役員は多い。

使い方ガイド

場面: art, entertainment, figurative expression

トーン: descriptive

起源と歴史

Compound of 色 (iro, colour/sensuality) + 気 (ke, spirit/air/quality). The character 色 has long carried dual meanings of colour and sensuality in Japanese and Chinese.

文化的背景

時代: Classical

世代: Adults

社会的背景: Universal