Meaning of 玉虫色(たまむしいろ) in Japanese

Reading and JLPT level 玉虫色

Kana Reading たまむしいろ

Romaji tamamushiiro

Parts of speech

noun (common) (futsuumeishi), nouns which may take the genitive case particle `no'

Meaning

iridescent

Example sentence

首相の答弁は玉虫色だった。 The prime minister's answer was equivocal.
Parts of speech

Meaning

equivocal; ambivalent
Parts of speech

Meaning

variable meaning; weasel-word; chameleonic interpretation

Examples of 玉虫色, たまむしいろ in a sentence

虫 JLPT 2

6 strokes

insect, bug, temper

On'Yomi: チュウ, キ

Kun'Yomi: むし

玉 JLPT 2

5 strokes

jewel, ball

On'Yomi: ギョク

Kun'Yomi: たま, たま-, -だま

色 JLPT 4

6 strokes

color

On'Yomi: ショク, シキ

Kun'Yomi: いろ

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