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Japanese Colors
Colors in Japanese
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02/01/2017
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Term
赤
 Definition
あか

Red
Term
黄色
 Definition
きいろ

Yellow
Term
青
 Definition
あお

Blue
Term
緑色
 Definition
みどりいろ

Green
Term
紫色
 Definition
むらさきいろ

Purple
Term
オレンジ色
 Definition
オレンジいろ

Orange
Term
肌色
 Definition
はだいろ

Peach
Term
ピンク ; 桃色
 Definition
ピンク ; ももいろ

Pink
Term
茶色
 Definition
ちゃいろ

Brown
Term
黒
 Definition
くろ

Black
Term
白
 Definition
しろ

White
Term
ねずみ色 ; 灰色
 Definition
ねずみいろ ; はいいろ

Gray
Term
水色
 Definition
みずいろ

Light Blue
Term
黄緑色
 Definition
きみどりいろ

Yellow-Green
Term
色
 Definition
いろ

Color
Term
何色ですか。
 Definition
なにいろですか。

What color is it?
Term
Momo iro literally means 'peach color' as in the color of the fruit, but the color this refers to in Japanese is not peach, but pink.
 Definition
Term
Green fruits and vegetables (for example green apples) are referred to as 青 (blue) not 緑色 (green). 
青 also means 'young' or 'unripe.'
 Definition
Term
The green light on a traffic signal is not called 緑色 (green), but 青 (blue).
 Definition
Term
Japanese children tend to say that tigers are yellow and black, not orange and black.
 Definition
Term
白黒
 Definition
The term for 'black and white' is shirokuro (white and black).
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