Color (iro)
Kihon no iro 10 ／ 10 basic colors
| iro | いろ | color | |
| １ | aka | あか | red |
| ２ | ao | あお | blue |
| ３ | kuro | くろ | black |
| ４ | shiro | しろ | white |
| ５ | kiiro | きいろ | yellow |
| ６ | chairo | ちゃいろ | brown |
| ７ | midori | みどり | green |
| ８ | murasaki | むらさき | purple |
| ９ | orenji | オレンジ | orange |
| １０ | pinku | ピンク | pink |
■ Reibun / example sentences
① watashi wa aka ga suki desu.
= I like red.
② watashi wa pinku ga suki janai desu.
= don’t like pink.
③ A: nani iro ga suki desu ka?
= What color do you like?
B: ao to shiro ga suki desu.
= I like blue and white.
④ A: suki na iro wa nan desu ka?
= What’s your favorite color?
B: kuro desu.
= black.
Kihon no iro 20 ／ 20 basic colors
| iro | いろ | color | |
| 11 | kon iro | こにろ | |
| 12 | ai iro | あいいろ | indigo blue |
| 13 | ki midori | きみどり | lime green |
| 14 | mizu iro | みずいろ | light blue |
| 15 | oodo iro | おうどいろ | ocher |
| 16 | be-e ju | ベージュ | beige |
| 17 | hai iro / gure-e | はいろ/ グレー | gray |
| 18 | kin iro/ goo rudo | きんいろ / ゴールド | gold |
| 19 | gin iro / sirubaa | ぎんいろ / シルバー | silver |
| 20 | kuriimu iro | クリームいろ | cream |
■ Reibun / example sentences
① kono sirubaa no pasokon o mitemo ii desu ka?
= Can (May) I see this silver computer?
②
A: goorudo to shirubaa to docchi ga ii desu ka?
= Which one do you prefer, gold (one) or silver (one)?
B: sirubaa no hoo ga ii desu.
= I prefer silver (one)
