After this lesson you’ll be a master of Japanese colors! Let’s get started!
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色
いろ
iro
color
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)
虹
にじ
niji
rainbow
You can start new conversations too by talking about your favorite 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...
You’ve added a whole host of new words to your Japanese vocabulary bank. I hope you enjoyed this lesson!
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さようなら！ (Sayōnara!)
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