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:

Learning Japanese Online

How You Can Learn Japanese Faster

How to Pronounce Colors in Japanese

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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

あお

ao

blue / green

あか

aka

red

みどり

midori

green

くろ

kuro

black

茶色

ちゃいろ

chairo

brown

ピンク

ピンク

pinku

pink

むらさき

murasaki

purple

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

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:

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