Primary colors

Japanese: 原色 - げんしょく

〘Noun〙① Basic colors that can be mixed to produce any color. Generally refers to the three primary colors of red, yellow, and blue, which become black when mixed in equal amounts. The three primary colors of light are red, green, and blue, which in this case becomes white (natural light). *Kirihata (1920)〈Satomi Ton〉Cormorants and sweetfish "A tube of primary colors (primary colors) red, yellow, and blue" ② = genshokucho (primary color tone) *Hanamonogatari (1919)〈Yoshiya Nobuko〉Hina poppy "A gaudy picture signboard that uses primary colors (primary colors) excessively"

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Japanese:

〘名〙① 混ぜ合わせると、どんな色でも得ることができる基本的な色。一般には赤・黄・青色の三原色をいい、等量に混合すると黒になる。光の三原色は、赤、緑、青で、この場合は白（自然光）になる。※桐畑（1920）〈里見弴〉鵜と鮎と「原色(ゲンショク)の赤や黄や青の筒を」② ＝げんしょくちょう（原色調）※花物語（1919）〈吉屋信子〉雛芥子「原色(ゲンショク)をくどくどしく使ったけばけばしい絵看板に」

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