Japanese:Colors
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Colors
It is interesting that brown seems more important than green in Japanese. Since green is not a basic color, the word あお is often used for it in old compound words, such as あおやさい "aoyasai" (green vegitables). Remember Japanese adjectives contain tense. So あか means the color red, while あかい means something is red. Its past form is あかかった "akakatta" (something was red).
| Color | Kanji | Kana | Romaji | English |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 赤 | あか | aka | Red | |
| 桃色 | ももいろ | momo-iro | Pink | |
| 橙色 |
だいだいいろ オレンジ |
daidai-iro orenji |
Orange | |
| 黄色 | きいろ | ki-iro | Yellow | |
| 緑 | みどり | midori | Green | |
| 水色 | みずいろ | mizu-iro | Light blue | |
| 青 | あお | ao | Blue | |
| 空色 | そらいろ | sora-iro | Sky blue | |
| 紫 | むらさき | murasaki | Purple | |
| 茶色 | ちゃいろ | cha-iro | Brown | |
| 白 | しろ | shiroi | White | |
| ねずみ色 灰色 |
ねずみいろ はいいろ |
nezumi-iro hai-iro |
Grey | |
| 黒 | くろ | kuro | Black |