. "This article is about the novel. For the song, see Forbidden Colours. For the concept in color theory, see Impossible colors.Forbidden Colors (\u7981\u8272, Kinjiki) is a 1951 novel (\u7981\u8272 Part 2 \u79D8\u697D (Higy\u014D) \"Secret Pleasure\" was published in 1953) by the Japanese writer Yukio Mishima, translated into English in 1968. The name kinjiki is a euphemism for homosexuality. The kanji \u7981 means \"forbidden\" and \u8272 in this case means \"erotic love\", although it can also mean \"color\"."@en . "403"^^ . . "ISBN 0-436-28153-8 (US hardback edition)" . "Forbidden Colors"@en . . . "629740" . .