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How do you say "beige" in Japanese?
ベージュ
beeju
In Japanese, "beige" is ベージュ (beeju).
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Pronunciation
Bee-ju, two syllables, a direct loanword from French via English, the long 'bee' held for two beats.
Writing and usage
ベージュ is written using katakana. It's a adjective, and this word is also taught inside the Noun Town language learning game, where it appears in interactive lessons alongside hundreds of other everyday words.
Example sentence
壁はベージュに塗られていた。
kabe ha beeju ni nura reteita.
The walls were painted beige.
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How to remember ベージュ
Beeju is the borrowed word beige, said with a Japanese long e — beeee-ju, like a sheep bleating in a beige field.
Related words
- turquoise ターコイズ taakoizu
- maroon マルーン maruun
- lavender ラベンダー rabendaa
- ivory アイボリー aiborii
- bronze 青銅 seidou
- navy ネイビー neibii
- crimson クリムゾン kurimuzon
- emerald エメラルド emerarudo
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Questions about ベージュ
How do you pronounce ベージュ?
Bee-ju, two syllables, a direct loanword from French via English, the long 'bee' held for two beats.
Is ベージュ formal or casual?
ベージュ is a neutral, everyday word that works in both casual and polite speech. The level of formality comes from the sentence structure around it, not from the word itself.
How is ベージュ written in Japanese?
ベージュ is written using katakana. Romanised, it reads as beeju.
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