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Colors Vocabulary in Japanese: Words with Pronunciation and Examples

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色 Colors

Colors vocabulary for Japanese learners, built around one clear everyday scene.

Use this guide to understand the 色 theme before opening the card, story, word, and spelling modes. The same vocabulary stays connected across images, pronunciation, translations, and reading context for the en to ja learning path.

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Colors Vocabulary in Japanese: Words with Pronunciation and Examples

Use this page as a quick reference for Colors in Japanese. It gathers common Colors vocabulary with pronunciation, translation, images, examples, and short reading context.

Scan the full theme first, then review the vocabulary list, example sentences, and short reading. Use spelling practice when you are ready to turn recognition into active recall.

Vocabulary summary

赤い

あかい

red

青い

あおい

blue

黄色い

きいろい

yellow

緑の

みどりの

green

黒い

くろい

black

白い

しろい

white

オレンジ色の

おれんじいろの

orange

紫の

むらさきの

purple

ピンクの

ぴんくの

pink

茶色い

ちゃいろい

brown

灰色の

はいいろの

gray

金色の

きんいろの

golden

銀色の

ぎんいろの

silver

紺色の

こんいろの

navy blue

空色の

そらいろの

sky blue

薄緑の

うすみどりの

light green

深緑の

ふかみどりの

dark green

ベージュの

べーじゅの

beige

Common questions

What are common Colors words in Japanese?

Start with words such as red, blue, yellow, green, black, then review pronunciation, translations, and examples for each item.

How do you say Colors in Japanese?

Open the word list for Colors in Japanese to compare the theme name, related words, pronunciation, and example sentences.

How do you say red in Japanese?

red is shown as 赤い in this theme, with pronunciation and example sentences on the word card.

What Colors vocabulary should beginners learn in Japanese?

Beginners should learn the high-frequency words first, then use the short passage and spelling practice to move from recognition to recall.

赤いred青いblue黄色いyellow緑のgreen黒いblack白いwhiteオレンジ色のorange紫のpurpleピンクのpink茶色いbrown灰色のgray金色のgolden