Japanese Colors List
If you need to learn your Japanese colors, then this is the page for you!
This page includes a general list of colors in Japanese, plus several descriptive colors, as well as a few color related sentences - all translated from Japanese to English.
Note: You can also view these lists with translations from English to Japanese.
Color Related Words (Japanese to English):
Iro ➔ Colors
Karafuru ➔ Colorful
General Colors (Japanese to English):
Aoi ➔ Blue
Aka/Akai ➔ Red
Chairo ➔ Brown
Daidaiiro ➔ Orange
Haiiro ➔ Grey
Kiiro ➔ Yellow
Kuro/Kuroi ➔ Black
Midori ➔ Green
Momoiro ➔ Peach
Murasaki ➔ Purple
Orenji ➔ Orange
Pinku ➔ Pink
Shiro/Shiroi ➔ White
Zougeiro ➔ Ivory
Expressive Colors (Japanese to English):
Ankoushoku ➔ Dark red
Asamidori ➔ Light green
Kimidori ➔ Light green
Kitsuneiro ➔ Light brown
Kokimurasaki ➔ Deep purple
Komurasaki ➔ Dark purple
Konjouiro ➔ Prussian blue
Konshou ➔ Navy blue
Kuchibairo ➔ Yellowy brown
Kuwairo ➔ Light yellow
Makkuro ➔ Pitch black
Mizuiro ➔ Light Blue
Murebairo ➔ Jet black
Senkou ➔ Light red
Sorairo ➔ Sky blue
Taikou ➔ Light pink
Tamagoiro ➔ Egg yellow color
Color Related Sentences (Japanese to English):
Sakana wa akai desu ➔ The fish is red
Sukina iro wa nan desu ka ➔ What is your favorite color?
(Unmei no) akai ito ➔ Red thread (of fate)
*Colors list last updated: February 24, 2018.
Comprehension:
Can you answer these questions about Japanese colors?
1. What is color in Japanese?
2. What is the Japanese word for red?
3. What is the Japanese word for blue?
4. What is the meaning of kimidori?
5. What is the Japanese word for green?
Corrections?
As most of the translations in the list above are user submitted, it's quite possible for there to be mistakes on the page. If you speak Japanese and have a correction you'd like to share, feel free to leave a message below. Thanks again for any help you can provide.