After this lesson you’ll be a master of Japanese colors! Let’s get started!
Resources for further reading:
How to pronounce Japanese colors
Practice Your Pronunciation With Rocket Record
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色
いろ
iro
color
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オレンジ
オレンジ
orenji
orange (color)
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黄色
きいろ
kīro
yellow
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青
あお
ao
blue / green
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赤
あか
aka
red
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緑
みどり
midori
green
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黒
くろ
kuro
black
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茶色
ちゃいろ
chairo
brown
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ピンク
ピンク
pinku
pink
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紫
むらさき
murasaki
purple
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白
しろ
shiro
white
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灰色
はいいろ
haīro
gray
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金色
きんいろ
kin'iro
gold (color)
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銀色
ぎんいろ
gin'iro
silver (color)
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ブロンズ色
ブロンズいろ
buronzuiro
bronze (color)
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虹
にじ
niji
rainbow
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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...
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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!
- Useful Japanese Expressions.
- An important lesson on the structure and pronouncing Japanese numbers.
- Katakana.
さようなら！ (Sayōnara!)
Sayaka Matsuura: Rocket Japanese
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