Learn colours in Japanese.
Colours in Japanese:
Note: 青(ao) traditionally covers both blue and green in Japanese!
| Japanese | English | Example |
|---|---|---|
| 赤 | Red | 赤いりんご。 |
| 青 | Blue | 青い空。 |
| 黄色 | Yellow | 黄色いバナナ。 |
| 白 | White | 白い雪。 |
| 黒 | Black | 黒い猫。 |
| 緑 | Green | 緑の木。 |
| Word | Phonetic | Tip |
|---|---|---|
| 赤 | 2 syllables: "a-ka". The "a" is like "a" in "father" | |
| 黄色 | 3 syllables: "ki-i-ro". The double "i" is a long sound | |
| 紫 | 4 syllables: mu-ra-sa-ki. Equal stress on all |
い-adjectives: Most colour words act as nouns, but some are い-adjectives: 赤い(akai)=red, 青い(aoi)=blue, 白い(shiroi)=white, 黒い(kuroi)=black, 黄色い(kiiroi)=yellow.
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