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  "generated": "2026-04-27T21:30:46.159Z",
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    "slug": "japanese-color-glossary",
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    "title": "Japanese Color Glossary: 20 Traditional Named Colors",
    "description": "Twenty canonical traditional Japanese colour names — kurenai, akane, shu, entan, murasaki, ai, asagi, ruri, tokiwa, kon, kuro, yamabuki, tobi, kogecha, sumi, gofun, seiji, hanada, kaki, kinari — with pigment origin and modern usage. Anchored for deep-link citation.",
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    "datePublished": "2026-04-26T00:00:00Z",
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      "Reds",
      "Purples + blues",
      "Greens",
      "Yellows + browns",
      "Neutrals"
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        "term": "kurenai",
        "meaning": "Safflower red."
      },
      {
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        "meaning": "Madder red."
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        "term": "murasaki",
        "meaning": "Gromwell purple."
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        "term": "ai",
        "pronunciation": "ai",
        "meaning": "Indigo."
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      {
        "term": "asagi",
        "meaning": "Pale indigo / sky-tinged."
      },
      {
        "term": "ruri",
        "meaning": "Lapis lazuli."
      },
      {
        "term": "kon",
        "meaning": "Deep navy indigo."
      },
      {
        "term": "yamabuki",
        "meaning": "Mountain-rose yellow."
      },
      {
        "term": "tokiwa",
        "meaning": "Evergreen."
      },
      {
        "term": "kuro",
        "meaning": "Black (general)."
      },
      {
        "term": "sumi",
        "meaning": "Sumi-ink black."
      },
      {
        "term": "gofun",
        "meaning": "Oyster-shell white."
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