COLORS IN JAPANESE Flashcards by John Smith

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赤 (Aka)

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Red

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青 (Ao)

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Blue (sometimes used to refer to green

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白 (Shiro)

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White

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黒 (Kuro)

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Black

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黄色 (Kiiro)

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Yellow

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緑 (Midori)

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Green

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橙 (Daidai)

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Orange

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紫 (Murasaki)

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Purple

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茶色 (Chairo)

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Brown

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灰色 (Haiiro)

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Gray

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桃色 (Momoiro)

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Pink (literally “peach color”)

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金色 (Kiniro)

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Gold

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銀色 (Giniro)

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Silver

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藍色 (Aiiro)

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Indigo

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紅 (Beni)

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Crimson/Scarlet

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朱色 (Shuiro)

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Vermilion

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玄色 (Genso)

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Dark blackish-blue

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深緑 (Shinryoku)

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Dark Green

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桜色 (Sakurairo)

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Cherry Blossom Pink

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若草色 (Wakakusa-iro)

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Fresh Grass Green

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空色 (Sorairo)

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Sky Blue

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萌葱色 (Moegi-iro)

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Fresh Green (often used for young plant sprouts)

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鶴羽色 (Tsuruba-iro)

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Crane Feather Color (a pale grayish-blue)

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栗色 (Kuri-iro)

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Chestnut Brown

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茜色 (Akane-iro)

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Madder Red (a deep red)

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牡丹色 (Botan-iro)

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Peony Pink (a rich

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薄荷色 (Hakka-iro)

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Mint Green

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霞色 (Kasumi-iro)

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Misty Gray (light grayish with a hint of blue)

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鳩羽色 (Hatobane-iro)

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Dove Gray

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亜麻色 (Ama-iro)

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Flaxen (light brownish-yellow)

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千草色 (Chigusa-iro)

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Grass Green

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松葉色 (Matsuba-iro)

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Pine Needle Green

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すみれ色 (Sumire-iro)

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Violet

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煙色 (Kemuri-iro)

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Smoke Gray

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玉子色 (Tamago-iro)

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Egg Yellow

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白磁色 (Hakuji-iro)

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Porcelain White

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極色 (Kyoku-iro)

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Deep Blue

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曙色 (Akebono-iro)

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Dawn Pink (soft pinkish orange)

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陽炎色 (Kagerou-iro)

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Heat Haze (a pale yellowish hue)

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鳴子色 (Naruko-iro)

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Naruko Red (a vivid red