How to say different “Colors” in Japanese?
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Pronunciation in Japanese
いろ（色/iro) = color
あか(赤/aka) = red
あお(青/ao) = blue
くろ(黒/ kuro) = black
しろ(白/shiro) = white
みどり(緑/midori) = green
むらさき(紫/murasaki) = purple
ピンク(pinku) = pink
オレンジ(orenji) = orange
きんいろ(金色/kiniro) = gold
ぎんいろ(銀色/giniro) = silver
きいろ(黄色/kiiro) = yellow
ちゃいろ(茶色/chairo) = brown
はいいろ(灰色/haiiro) or ねずみいろ(鼠色/nazumiiro) = gray
Meaning
Color
Example
Colors that you can add “い”
あかい(akai)
あおい(aoi)
くろい(黒/kuroi)
しろい(白/shiroi)
あかいくるま(akaikuruma)
A Red Car
You can add “の”to all the colors
あかの(赤/aka no)
あおの(青/ao no)
くろの(黒/kuro no)
しろの(白/shiro no)
みどりの(緑/midori no)
むらさきの(紫/murasaki no)
ピンクの(pinku no)
オレンジの(orenji no)
きいろの(黄色/kiiro no)
きんいろの(金色/kiniro no)
ぎんいろの(銀色/giniro no)
ちゃいろの(茶色/chairo no)
はいいろの(灰色/haiiro no) or ねずみいろの(鼠色/nazumiiro no)
あかのくるま(aka no kuruma)
A red car
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Hello. thank you very much for the translation. I’m really glad and happy with your pronunciation. Thanks a lot. And wish you all the best.!!!
Hi Archi, thank you for the comment and visiting Japanese999.com
you got くろい(黒/shiroi) and しろい(白/kuroi)… Kuroi is black, Shiroi is white…
Got it. Fixed. Thank you for noticing that!!