Learn the Colors in Japanese, Pronunciation and Characters

Updated July 17, 2017

In Japanese, all colors are treated as nouns, unlike English, which also considers colors to be adjectives.

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iro　色 --- colors
ao　青 --- blue
aka　赤 --- red
chairo　茶色 --- brown
daidaiiro　橙色 --- orange
haiiro　灰色 --- grey
kiiro　黄色 --- yellow
kimidori　黄緑 --- light green
kuro　黒 --- black
midori　緑 --- green
mizuiro　水色 --- light blue
momoiro　桃色 --- pink
murasaki　紫 --- purple
shiro　白 --- white
Sukina iro wa nan desu ka.

　好きな色は何ですか。 --- What is your favorite color?

Learn the Colors in Japanese: Pronunciation, Characters and Vocabulary