The kanji 褐 generally represents the color brown, specifically a reddish-brown or a dark brown hue. It evokes the image of earth tones, like the color of soil or autumn leaves. The meaning focuses on the visual aspect of this color.

・On-yomi (音読み): katsu (カツ) ・Kun-yomi (訓読み): kuwa (くわ)

⚫︎褐色 (kasshoku) Translation: Brown color; chestnut-colored; tan ⚫︎褐色の髪 (kasshoku no kami) Translation: Brown hair ⚫︎褐色の砂漠 (kasshoku no sabaku) Translation: Brown desert

The kanji 褐 is a 形声文字 (keisei moji), a phono-semantic compound character. The character is composed of the radical 部 (bu, meaning "cloth" or "garment") on the left and 曷 (katsu) on the right, which acts as the phonetic component, providing the sound "katsu". The overall meaning links the concept of clothing (represented by 部) with a specific color, likely the color of the dyed fabric, therefore, brown.