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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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

orenji

orange (color)

黄色

きいろ

kīro

yellow

青

あお

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

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

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