Colors in Japanese
Colors are some of the words you’ll utilize most when speaking Japanese. You’ll be surprised how often you use color words to describe things on a daily basis. For example, when you’re out shopping and need to specify what color shirt you’re looking for. After this lesson you’ll be a master of the colors in Japanese. Let’s get started!
Resources for further reading:
How to Pronounce Colors in Japanese
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色
いろ
iro
color
私の好きな色は。。。です。
わたし の すき な いろ は 。。。 です。
Watashi no suki na iro wa ... desu.
My favorite color is...
オレンジ
オレンジ
orenji
orange (color)
黄色
きいろ
kīro
yellow
青
あお
ao
blue / green
赤
あか
aka
red
緑
みどり
midori
green
黒
くろ
kuro
black
茶色
ちゃいろ
chairo
brown
ピンク
ピンク
pinku
pink
紫
むらさき
murasaki
purple
白
しろ
shiro
white
灰色
はいいろ
haīro
gray
金色
きんいろ
kin'iro
gold (color)
銀色
ぎんいろ
gin'iro
silver (color)
ブロンズ色
ブロンズいろ
buronzuiro
bronze (color)
多色
たしょく
tashoku
multi-colored
虹
にじ
niji
rainbow
You’ve added a whole host of new words to your Japanese vocabulary bank. I hope you enjoyed this lesson! Here are a few recommended Japanese lessons to try next:
- Counting in Japanese is pretty straight forward. Let's start with numbers one between ten.
- Check out this lesson to learn all about dating in Japanese.
- How do you describe yourself in Japanese? It's easy with this lesson!
さようなら！ (Sayōnara!) "Good bye!"
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