Japanese Colors | Colors in Japanese

Colors in Japanese 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. You can start new conversations too by talking about your favorite color. Or perhaps you’re shopping and need to specify what you’re looking for.

After this lesson you’ll be a master of Japanese colors! Let’s get started!

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How to pronounce Japanese colors

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色

いろ

iro

color

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)

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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