Japanese Colors Vocabulary

Color Names in Japanese

Colors in Japanese: red, orange, yellow, green, light blue, blue, purple, black, white, gold, silver, and pink.

Colors in Japanese (Drag the Correct Hiragana to the Matching English)
Japanese Colors Vocabulary
Japanese Colors Vocabulary
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KanjiHiragana / KatakanaRomajiChineseEnglish
あかaka紅色red
オレンジ色(いろ)orenji iro橙色orange
黄色きいろkiiro黃色yellow
みどりmidori綠色green
黄緑きみどりkimidori青色greenish yellow / lime
あおao藍色blue
水色みずいろmizuiro淺藍色light blue / pale blue
むらさきmurasaki紫色purple
くろkuro黑色black
しろshiro白色white
ベージュbēju米色beige
ピンクpinku粉紅色pink
茶色ちゃいろchairo啡色brown
グレーgurē灰色gray / grey
金色きんいろkin iro金色gold
銀色ぎんいろgin iro銀色silver
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