Colors in Japanese – Learn Basic Color Vocabulary in Japanese Language

Colors in Japanese 単語 (Vocabulary)
こんにちは(konnichiwa)! Hi, everyone. It's me Kanako. In this blog, I am sharing a great tip to learn Japanese along with some grammar and useful example sentences with English translations. You can search for them using the search bar.

Colors play a significant role in language and culture. In Japanese, colors hold diverse meanings and associations. Let’s delve into the fundamental color vocabulary in Japanese and broaden our understanding of this vibrant linguistic palette.

い形容詞:I-adjectives 名詞:Nouns
Black 黒い(くろい) 黒(くろ)
White 白い(しろい) 白(しろ)
Red 赤い(あかい) 赤(あか)
Blue 青い(あおい) 青(あお)
Yellow 黄色い(きいろい) 黄色(きいろ)
Brown 茶色い(ちゃいろい) 茶色(ちゃいろ)
Green 緑(みどり)
Orange オレンジ
Purple 紫(むらさき)
Pink ピンク
Gray グレー・灰色(はいいろ)
Gold ゴールド・金色(きんいろ)
Silver シルバー・銀色(ぎんいろ)

In Japanese, when using colors as nouns, we often use “の” (no) to indicate possession. For example, “黒の車” (kuro no kuruma) means “black car” where “の” (no) is used to link the color “black” to the noun “car.”

On the other hand, when using colors as adjectives, we directly attach the color with the noun without using “の” (no). For instance, “黒い車” (kuroi kuruma) means “black car” where “黒い” (kuroi) directly modifies the noun “car” to express the color.

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