COLORS IN JAPANESE Flashcards
(40 cards)
1
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赤 (Aka)
A
Red
2
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青 (Ao)
A
Blue (sometimes used to refer to green
3
Q
白 (Shiro)
A
White
4
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黒 (Kuro)
A
Black
5
Q
黄色 (Kiiro)
A
Yellow
6
Q
緑 (Midori)
A
Green
7
Q
橙 (Daidai)
A
Orange
8
Q
紫 (Murasaki)
A
Purple
9
Q
茶色 (Chairo)
A
Brown
10
Q
灰色 (Haiiro)
A
Gray
11
Q
桃色 (Momoiro)
A
Pink (literally “peach color”)
12
Q
金色 (Kiniro)
A
Gold
13
Q
銀色 (Giniro)
A
Silver
14
Q
藍色 (Aiiro)
A
Indigo
15
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紅 (Beni)
A
Crimson/Scarlet
16
Q
朱色 (Shuiro)
A
Vermilion
17
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玄色 (Genso)
A
Dark blackish-blue
18
Q
深緑 (Shinryoku)
A
Dark Green
19
Q
桜色 (Sakurairo)
A
Cherry Blossom Pink
20
Q
若草色 (Wakakusa-iro)
A
Fresh Grass Green
21
Q
空色 (Sorairo)
A
Sky Blue
22
Q
萌葱色 (Moegi-iro)
A
Fresh Green (often used for young plant sprouts)
23
Q
鶴羽色 (Tsuruba-iro)
A
Crane Feather Color (a pale grayish-blue)
24
Q
栗色 (Kuri-iro)
A
Chestnut Brown
25
茜色 (Akane-iro)
Madder Red (a deep red)
26
牡丹色 (Botan-iro)
Peony Pink (a rich
27
薄荷色 (Hakka-iro)
Mint Green
28
霞色 (Kasumi-iro)
Misty Gray (light grayish with a hint of blue)
29
鳩羽色 (Hatobane-iro)
Dove Gray
30
亜麻色 (Ama-iro)
Flaxen (light brownish-yellow)
31
千草色 (Chigusa-iro)
Grass Green
32
松葉色 (Matsuba-iro)
Pine Needle Green
33
すみれ色 (Sumire-iro)
Violet
34
煙色 (Kemuri-iro)
Smoke Gray
35
玉子色 (Tamago-iro)
Egg Yellow
36
白磁色 (Hakuji-iro)
Porcelain White
37
極色 (Kyoku-iro)
Deep Blue
38
曙色 (Akebono-iro)
Dawn Pink (soft pinkish orange)
39
陽炎色 (Kagerou-iro)
Heat Haze (a pale yellowish hue)
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鳴子色 (Naruko-iro)
Naruko Red (a vivid red
