Color | Hiragana | Description |
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Hiragana: |  |  |
Phonemes: | si' | ro |
Romanization: | shi | ro |
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White.
The adjective is   /si ro' i/ "shiroi".
The emphasized name which means really white is    /ma Q si' ro/ "masshiro".
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Hiragana: |  |  |
Phonemes: | ku' | ro |
Romanization: | ku | ro |
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Black.
The adjective is   /ku ro' i/ "kuroi".
The emphasized name which means really black is    /ma Q ku' ro/ "makkuro".
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Hiragana: |  |  |
Phonemes: | a' | ka |
Romanization: | a | ka |
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Red.
The adjective is   /a ka i'/ "akai".
The emphasized name which means really red is   /ma Q ka'/ "makka".
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Hiragana: |  |  |
Phonemes: | a' | o |
Romanization: | a | o |
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Blue.
The adjective is   /a o' i/ "aoi".
The emphasized name which means really blue is    /ma Q sa' o/ "massao".
Since green is not a basic color, the word  is sometimes used for green, especially for green leaves and the green light of signals.
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Hiragana: |  |  |  |
Phonemes: | ki | i | ro |
Romanization: | ki | i | ro |
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Yellow.
The adjective is    /ki i ro i'/ "kiiroi".
The emphasized name which means really yellow is     /ma Q ki' i ro/ "makkiiro".
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Hiragana: |  |  |  |  |
Phonemes: | tya | i | ro |
Romanization: | cha | i | ro |
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Brown.
The adjective is     /tya i ro i'/ "chairoi".
The emphasized name which means really brown is      /ma Q tya' i ro/ "matchairo", but it is not often used.
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Color | Hiragana | Description |
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Hiragana: |  |  |  |
Phonemes: | mi' | do | ri |
Romanization: | mi | do | ri |
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Green. |
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Hiragana: |  |  |  |  |
Phonemes: | mu | ra' | sa | ki |
Romanization: | mu | ra | sa | ki |
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Purple. |
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Hiragana: |  |  |  |  |
Phonemes: | ha | i | i | ro |
Romanization: | ha | i | i | ro |
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Gray.
The word  /ha i/ "hai" means ash. |
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Hiragana: |  |  |  |  |
Phonemes: | mo | mo | i | ro |
Romanization: | mo | mo | i | ro |
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Pink.
The word  /mo mo/ "momo" means peach. |
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Hiragana: |  |  |  |  |
Phonemes: | da | i | da' | i |
Romanization: | da | i | da | i |
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Orange.
It is the name of a kind of orange, but it is not well known. The common name for Japanese oranges is   /mi' ka N/ "mikan". Western oranges are called    /o re' N zi/ "orenji" (an imported word). |
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Hiragana: |  |  |  |  |
Phonemes: | mi | zu | i | ro |
Romanization: | mi | zu | i | ro |
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Light blue.
The word  /mi zu/ "mizu" means water. |
Color | Hiragana | Description |
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Hiragana: |  |  |  |  |  |
Phonemes: | sa | ku | ra | i | ro |
Romanization: | sa | ku | ra | i | ro |
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Pale pink.
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Hiragana: |  |  |  |  |  |
Phonemes: | a | ka | ne | i | ro |
Romanization: | a | ka | ne | i | ro |
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Crimson.
The word   /a ka ne/ "akane" means a kind of plant whose root is used to dye cloth.
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Hiragana: |  |  |  |  |
Phonemes: | syu | i | ro |
Romanization: | shu | i | ro |
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Vermilion.
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Hiragana: |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Phonemes: | ya | ma | bu | ki | i | ro |
Romanization: | ya | ma | bu | ki | i | ro |
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Orange yellow.
The word    /ya ma' bu ki/ "yamabuki" means a kind of yellow flower.
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Hiragana: |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Phonemes: | u | gu | i | su | i | ro |
Romanization: | u | gu | i | su | i | ro |
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Olive green.
The word    /u gu' i su/ "uguisu" means a kind of bird.
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Hiragana: |  |  |  |  |
Phonemes: | ki | mi' | do | ri |
Romanization: | ki | mi | do | ri |
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Yellow green.
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Hiragana: |  |  |  |  |  |
Phonemes: | hu | ka | mi' | do | ri |
Romanization: | hu | ka | mi | do | ri |
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Deep green. The prefix  comes from the adjective   /hu ka' i/ "fukai", which means deep.
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Hiragana: |  |  |  |  |
Phonemes: | a | i | i | ro |
Romanization: | a | i | i | ro |
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Dark blue. The word  /a' i/ "ai" means Japanese indigo. |
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Hiragana: |  |  |  |  |  |
Phonemes: | gu | N | zyo | u |
Romanization: | gu | n | jo | o |
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Ultramarine.
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Hiragana: |  |  |  |  |
Phonemes: | ko | N | i | ro |
Romanization: | ko | n | i | ro |
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Dark purplish blue.
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Hiragana: |  |  |  |  |
Phonemes: | hu | zi | i | ro |
Romanization: | fu | ji | i | ro |
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Lavender.
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Hiragana: |  |  |  |  |  |
Phonemes: | o | u | do | i | ro |
Romanization: | o | o | do | i | ro |
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Yellow ochre.
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Hiragana: |  |  |  |  |
Phonemes: | ko | ge | tya |
Romanization: | ko | ge | cha |
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Dark brown.
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