Japanese Colors in Romaji

Japanese Colors in Romaji

Japanese
and
English

aka
red

kiiro
yellow

ao
blue

midori iro
green

murasaki iro
purple

orenji iro
orange

hada iro
peach

pinku/momo iro
pink

cha iro
brown

kuro
black

shiro
white

nezumi iro/hai iro
grey

mizu iro
light-blue

kimidori iro
yellow green

Extra Words

iro
color

naniro desu ka
What color is it?

Side notes

*momo iro literally mean, "peach color" as in color of the fruit, but the color this refers to in Japanese is NOT peach, but pink.

*Green fruits and veggies are referred to as (ao) NOT (nidori iro).

*Ao also means "young" and "unripe"

*Green light on a traffic signal is NOT called "midori iro", but "ao".

*The term for black and white is "Shirokuro".

More to be added soon.