Japanese symbol for “russet”
朽ち葉色
くちばいろ
Romaji: kuchibairo
russet; tawny; yellow-brown
In Japanese, russet is 朽ち葉色, read くちばいろ (kuchibairo).
Before using these characters for a tattoo, check them with a native speaker. Dictionary words often have several meanings, and the right choice depends on context.
Meanings
- adj-no, n russet; tawny; yellow-brown
Written forms: 朽ち葉色、朽葉色. Readings: くちばいろ.
Kanji and stroke order
Other Japanese words for “russet”
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 落ち葉色 | おちばいろ ochibairo | russet |
| 黄朽葉 | きくちば kikuchiba | reddish-yellow (colour); russet |
| 朽ち葉 | くちば kuchiba | russet; tawny; yellow-brown |
Related words
Words that share a kanji.
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 老朽 | ろうきゅう roukyuu | infirmity (due to old age); decrepitude; senility |
| 不朽 | ふきゅう fukyuu | everlasting; immortal; eternal |
| 朽ちる | くちる kuchiru | to rot; to decay |
| 腐朽 | ふきゅう fukyuu | decay; deterioration; rot |
| 朽ち木 | くちき kuchiki | decayed tree; rotted tree; decayed wood |
| 乾燥腐朽 | かんそうふきゅう kansoufukyuu | dry rot |
| 言葉 | ことば kotoba | language; dialect |
| 紅葉 | こうよう kouyou | leaves turning red (in autumn); red leaves; autumn colours |
| 黄色 | きいろ kiiro | yellow; amber |
See also: Chinese symbol for “russet”.
Data: JMdict (CC BY-SA 4.0); KANJIDIC2 (CC BY-SA 4.0); KanjiVG (CC BY-SA 3.0); wordfreq (CC BY-SA 4.0 (data)). Retrieved 2026-10-22.