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Learn how to write color name in Japanese Kanji script.

 

Kanji symbols for color  

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".

 

Big Onyomi markBig Kunyomi mark

 

 

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Color Color in kanji Small Onyomi mark shoku,
shiki,
Small Kunyomi mark 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 Green in kanji Small Onyomi mark ryoku,
roku
Small Kunyomi mark 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 Blue in kanji Small Onyomi mark sei,
shou,
Small Kunyomi mark ao
English
Kanji
Hiragana
Pronunciation
Blue 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 Deep red in kanji Small Onyomi mark kou,
ku
,
Small Kunyomi mark beni,
kurenai,
English
Kanji
Hiragana
Pronunciation
deep red/
crimson/
a lipstick
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 Gold in kanji Small Onyomi mark kin,
kon
Small Kunyomi mark 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 Silver in kanji Small Onyomi mark gin Small Kunyomi mark -----
English
Kanji
Hiragana
Pronunciation
Silver 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 Copper in kanji Small Onyomi mark dou Small Kunyomi mark -----
English
Kanji
Hiragana
Pronunciation
Copper 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.

 

Kanji of color name 2.pdf

Sample of notebook of practice of stroke order of Kanji that shows color.

 

 

Name of color of Kanji 2.pdf

Sample of Japanese Kanji symbols stencil that shows color.

 

Download of Adobe Reader

 

 


Learn how to write color name in Japanese Kanji script.

 

Kanji symbols for color  

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".

 

Big Onyomi markBig Kunyomi mark

 

 

The image expands by the click.

Color Color in kanji Small Onyomi mark shoku,
shiki,
Small Kunyomi mark iro
English
Kanji
Hiragana
Pronunciation
Color いろ iro
Primary color 原色 げん しょく gen shoku
Discoloration 変色 へん しょく hen shoku
The combination of colors 配色 はい しょく hai shoku
Coloring 色彩 しき さい shiki sai
Trait 特色 とく しょく toku shoku
Complexion 顔色 かお いろ kao iro
Vocal mimicry 声色 こわ いろ kowa iro
Color blindness 色盲 しき もう shiki mou
Ultramarine 群青色 ぐん じょ ういろ gun jou iro


 

 

Red Red in kanji Small Onyomi mark seki,
shaku
Small Kunyomi mark aka
English
Kanji
Hiragana
Pronunciation
Red あか aka
Equator 赤道 せき どう seki dou
The Red Cross 赤十字 せき じゅう じ seki juu ji
Blush 赤面 せき めん seki men
Deficit 赤字 あか じ aka ji
Baby 赤ちゃん/
赤ん坊
あか ちゃん/
あか ん ぼう
aka chan/
aka n bou
Red hair 赤毛 あか げ aka ge
Deficit-financing bond 赤字国債 あか じ こく さい aka ji koku sai
*Shakkou:
Sekkou is one of the Japanese old calendar's day.
赤口 しゃっく/
しゃっこう
shakku/
shakkou

 

 

Blue Blue in kanji Small Onyomi mark sei,
shou,
Small Kunyomi mark ao
English
Kanji
Hiragana
Pronunciation
Blue 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 Yellow in kanji Small Onyomi mark ko,
ou,
Small Kunyomi mark ki,
ko,
English
Kanji
Hiragana
Pronunciation
Yellow 黄/黄色 き/き いろ ki/ki iro
Bai 黄砂 こう さ kou sa
The Huang He 黄河 こう が kou ga
Yolk 卵黄 らん おう ran ou
Pea green 黄緑色 き みどり いろ/
りょく おう しょく
ki midori iro/
ryoku ou shoku
growing yellowish 黄ばみ き ばみ ki (bami)

 

 

White White in kanji Small Onyomi mark haku,
byaku,
Small Kunyomi mark shiro,
shira,
English
Kanji
Hiragana
Pronunciation
White 白/
白色
しろ/
はく しょく
shiro/
haku shoku
White robe 白衣 はく い haku i
White book 白書 はく しょ haku sho
Confession 白状 はく じょう haku jou
Caucasian 白人 はく じん haku jin
Red and white 紅白 こう はく kou haku
clear/
plain/
obvious/
evident/
apparent
明白 めい はく mei haku
Termite 白蟻/
白あり/
白アリ
しろ あり shiro ari
Polar bear 白熊/
白くま/
白クマ
しろ くま shiro kuma
win/victory 白星 しろ ぼし shiro boshi
Police motorcycle 白バイ しろ ばい shiro bai
*Shira-ae:
TOFU side dish of Japan
白和え しら あえ shira a(e)
白和え: Japanese Food "Shira Ae"
Shira-ae of Japanese food *Shira-ae:
Vegetables dressed with a mixture of pureed tofu, ground white sesame and white miso.

 

 

Black Black in kanji Small Onyomi mark koku Small Kunyomi mark kuro
English
Kanji
Hiragana
Pronunciation
Black 黒/
黒色/
黒色人種
くろ/
こく しょく/
こく しょく じん しゅ
kuro/
koku shoku/
koku shoku jin shu
Blackboard 黒板 こく ばん koku ban
Dark spot/
Black spot
黒点 こく てん koku ten
Darkness 暗黒 あん こく an koku
Black hair 黒髪 くろ かみ koro kami
The central pillar/
The mainstay/
The breadwinner
大黒柱 だい こく ばしら dai koku bashira
Black belt 黒帯 くろ おび kuro obi
黒帯: Kuro obi is Japanese KARATE and JUDO's belt
Kuro obi is Japanese black belt

*Kuro Obi:
Black belt is a belt that the grade holder of the Karate and the judo in Japan acquires.

Only the grade holder of the Karate and the judo can own Kuro obi.


Movie 黒帯(Black belt):
This is a short subject of the Karate of Japan.

 

Let's practice writing the Japanese Kanji symbols

The exercise sheet of Japanese Kanji.
Trace on Kanji in numerical order.

Sample of notebook of practice of stroke order of Kanji symbols of Japan that shows color.

 

 

Kanji of color name 1.pdf

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Japanese element Kanji symbol that shows colors

 

 

Name of color of Kanji 1.pdf

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Download of Adobe Reader

 

 

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