Learn how to write color name in Japanese Kanji script.
These are images in the attached graphic.
The red arrows tell you the stroke order.
The stroke order is important in Japanese writing.
Besides, each kanji has "onyomi" and "kunyomi".
Please refer to the word enumerated in the example.
The pronunciation in parentheses is "Okuri-gana".
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| Color | shoku, shiki, |
iro |
|---|
English |
Kanji |
Hiragana |
Pronunciation |
|---|---|---|---|
| all kinds.../ a variety of... |
色々/ 色色 |
いろ いろ | iro iro |
| a colored pencil | 色鉛筆 | いろ えんぴつ | iro enpitsu |
| a lady-killer | 色男 | いろ おとこ | iro otoko |
| swarthy | 色黒 | いろ ぐろ | iro guro |
| woman's beauty | 色香 | いろ か | iro ka |
| make eyes (at a person) | 色目 | いろ め | iro me |
| scenery/a view/ a scene/a landscape/ a seascape |
景色 | け しき | ke shiki |
| a light color | 単色 | たん しょく | tan shoku |
| a primary color | 原色 | げん しょく | gen shoku |
| light brownlight-brown | 小麦色 | こ むぎ いろ | ko mugi iro |
| decolorization/decolorize/ remove the color/bleach/ a decolorant |
脱色 | だっしょく | dasshoku |
| the seven colors | 七色 | なな いろ | nana iro |
| the three primary colors | 三原色 | さん げん しょく | san gen shoku |
| Green | ryoku, roku |
midori |
|---|
English |
Kanji |
Hiragana |
Pronunciation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Green | 緑, 緑色 | みどり/ みどり いろ/ りょく しょく |
midori/ midori iro/ ryoku shoku |
| Green and yellow vegetables | 緑黄色野菜 | りょく おう しょく やさい | ryoku ou shoku ya sai |
| green tract of land, wooded area | 緑地 | りょく ち | ryoku chi |
| Green tea | 緑茶 | りょく ちゃ | ryoku cha |
| the green leaves of the trees in spring | 新緑 | しん りょく | shin ryoku |
| blue-green | 青緑 | あお みどり | ao midori |
| yellowish green | 黄緑 | き みどり | ki midori |
| deep green | 深緑 | ふか みどり | fuka midori |
| Deep red | sei, shou, |
ao |
|---|
English |
Kanji |
Hiragana |
Pronunciation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Blue | 青 | あお | ao |
| Young man, youth | 青年 | せい ねん | sei nen |
| Fruits and vegetables | 青果 | せい か | sei ka |
| one's youth | 青春 | せい しゅん | sei shun |
| Blue sky | 青空 | あお ぞら | ao zora |
| inexperienced young man | 青二才 | あお に さい | ao ni sai |
| Green caterpillar | 青虫 | あお むし | ao mushi |
| Blue veins | 青筋 | あお すじ | ao suji |
| Yellow | kou, ku, |
beni, kurenai, |
|---|
English |
Kanji |
Hiragana |
Pronunciation |
|---|---|---|---|
| deep red/ crimson/ a lipstick |
紅 | くれない/ べに |
kurenai/ beni |
| a lipstick/ a rouge |
口紅 | くち べに | kuchi beni |
| crimson/ scarlet |
深紅 | しん く | shin ku |
| Rouge | 頬紅 | ほお べに | hoo beni |
| the red and white | 紅白 | こう はく | kou haku |
| Tea | 紅茶 | こう ちゃ | kou cha |
| Red pickled ginger | 紅生姜 | べに しょう が | beni shou ga |
| Red leaves/ Yellow leaves |
紅葉 | こう よう | kou you |
| Gold, Money | kin, kon |
kana, kana |
|---|
English |
Kanji |
Hiragana |
Pronunciation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Gold | 金/ 金色 |
きん/ きん いろ(こん じき) |
kin/ kin iro(kon jiki) |
| get a gift of money | 金一封 | きん いっぷう | kin ippu |
| Gold ingot/ Gold nugget |
金塊 | きん かい | kin kai |
| sum of money/ amount of money |
金額 | きん がく | kin gaku |
| Goldfish | 金魚 | きん ぎょ | kin gyo |
| moneymaking | 金儲け | かね もうけ | kane mou(ke) |
| Herculean strength | 金剛力 | こん ごう りき | kon gou riki |
| Shrill voice/ Scream/ Shriek |
金切り声 | かな きり ごえ | kana ki(ri) goe |
| Silver, Argent | gin | ----- |
|---|
English |
Kanji |
Hiragana |
Pronunciation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Silver | 銀 | ぎん | gin |
| Argent/ Silver |
銀色 | ぎん いろ | gin iro |
| Bank | 銀行 | ぎん こう | gin kou |
| Silver award | 銀賞 | ぎん しょう | gin shou |
| The Milky Way | 銀河 | ぎん が | gin ga |
| Ginkgo nut | 銀杏 | ぎん なん | gin nan |
| Screen | 銀幕 | ぎん まく | gin maku |
| Silvery snow | 白銀 | はく ぎん | haku gin |
| Oxidized silver | いぶし銀 | いぶし ぎん | ubushi gin |
| いぶし銀[ibushi gin]: Oxidized silver |
|---|
| This word is used in Japan in this way. "Acting of his "Oxidized silver" made this movie wonderful " |
| Copper | dou | ----- |
|---|
English |
Kanji |
Hiragana |
Pronunciation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Copper | 銅 | どう | dou |
| Bronze statue | 銅像 | どう ぞう | dou zou |
| Copper coin | 銅貨 | どう か | dou ka |
| Bronze sword | 銅剣 | どう けん | dou ken |
| Copper mine | 銅山 | どう ざん | dou zan |
| Copper wire | 銅線 | どう せん | dou sen |
| Copperplate | 銅板 | どう ばん | dou ban |
| Bronze | 青銅 | せい どう | sei dou |
Let's practice writing the Japanese Kanji symbols
The exercise sheet of Japanese Kanji.
Trace on Kanji in numerical order.








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