🇯🇵 Japanese vocabulary

Colors in Japanese

The SPAIKING TeamJuly 27, 2026

色は私たちの生活に欠かせない要素です。日本語には多くの色の名前があります。ここでは一般的な色を紹介します。

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Colors in Japanese

EnglishJapanesePronunciationListen
redaka
orangeオレンジorenji
yellow黄色kiiro
greenmidori
blueao
purplemurasaki
pinkピンクpinku
brown茶色chairo
blackkuro
whiteshiro
gray灰色haiiro
Good to know
色の名前は物の特徴を表すのに使われます。

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Frequently asked questions

日本語で色をどうやって覚えますか?

色を使った例文を作ると覚えやすいです。