Japanese Color Names
If you need to learn your Japanese colors, then this is the page for you! Here you'll find 43 Japanese color translations to help you describe whatever it is you happen to be talking about.
This page includes your basic colors in Japanese, plus several more specific "descriptive" colors, as well as a few color related sample sentences to help you see the words in action - all translated from Japanese to English. Scroll down to view our full list.
Note: Words in Bold added during our last update. You can also view these lists with translations from English to Japanese.
Color Related Words:
Iro ➔ Colors
Karafuru ➔ Colorful
Nijiiro ➔ Rainbow
Basic Colors:
Aoi ➔ Blue
Aka/Akai ➔ Red
Chairo ➔ Brown
Daidaiiro ➔ Orange
Giniro ➔ Silver
Haiiro ➔ Grey
Kiiro ➔ Yellow
Kiniro ➔ Gold
Kuro/Kuroi ➔ Black
Midori ➔ Green
Momoiro ➔ Peach
Murasaki ➔ Purple
Orenji ➔ Orange
Pinku ➔ Pink
Shiro/Shiroi ➔ White
Zougeiro ➔ Ivory
Expressive Colors:
Ankoushoku ➔ Dark red
Asamidori ➔ Light green
Kimidori ➔ Light green
Kitsuneiro ➔ Light brown
Kokimurasaki ➔ Deep purple
Komurasaki ➔ Dark purple
Koniro ➔ Deep blue
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:
Sakana wa akai desu. ➔ The fish is red.
Kochira wa shiroi shatsu desu. ➔ This is a white shirt.
Sora wa aoi desu. ➔ The sky is blue.
Sukina iro wa nan desu ka? ➔ What is your favorite color?
Sunda aoi sora ➔ Clear blue sky
(Unmei no) akai ito ➔ Red thread (of fate)
*Japanese colors list last updated: December 29, 2024.
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