いろ
Meanings
Noun
1. colour; color; hue; tint; tinge; shade
2. complexion; skin colour; skin color
3. look (on one's face); expression
4. appearance; air; feeling
5. personality; character
6. tone (of one's voice, etc.); tune; sound; ring
7. love; lust; sensuality; love affair
8. lover; paramour
9. beauty; sexiness; physical appeal
10. kind; type; variety
also written 種
Pitch accent
Top 28100
Used in vocabulary (289 in total)
various; all sorts of; variety of; (arch.) various colors (colours)
various
complexion; one's colour; one's color; countenance; expression; one's face
yellow; high-pitched (voice); shrill
pink (colour, color); (lit.) colour of peach (flowers)
yellow; amber
coloring; colouring; color scheme; colour scheme; (touch of) colour; embellishment
brilliant red; scarlet
dark gray; dark grey; slate (color, colour)
golden (colour, color)
complexion; one's colour; one's color; countenance; expression; one's face
one color; one colour; one article; same tendency; everyone being caught up in the same thing
reddish brown
light brown; tawny
multicolored; multicoloured; of various colors; diverse; of all kinds; all manners of
golden; gold-colored; gold-coloured; honey-colour
orange (color, colour)
colouring; coloring; sex appeal (esp. of women); sexiness; interest in the opposite sex; sexual feelings; charm
indigo blue
yellow; high-pitched (voice); shrill
two colours; two varieties; two types
love affair; sensual pleasures
light blue; pale blue; aqua
silver (color, colour)
green; emerald green; green color of new foliage; verdure
amber (colour, color)
madder red; dark red; crimson
purple; violet
violet (colour)
lover; lady-killer; sexy guy
light brown; tawny
red-light district
tone color; tone colour; tone quality; timbre
rainbow-colored; rainbow-coloured
to become excited; to grow lively
russet; tawny; yellow-brown
brown; tanned
amber; yellowish-brown
sky-blue
red (color, colour)
to colour; to color; to grow lively; to become excited; to waver; to show uneasiness
pale blue-green
reddish yellow
the seven prismatic colors (colours)
amorous glance; leer; shade (of color); tint; ingratiation; sycophancy
red; red color (colour); red-colored; red
amorous; sexy; voluptuous; erotic
lapis lazuli blue; bright blue; azure
good-looking woman; concubine
rusty color produced when black or purple clothes fade
coloured glass; colored glass
light green; yellowish-green
color of soot (colour)
dark indigo (almost black)
orange (colour, color)
to change color (esp. leaves, fruit, flowers) (colour); to turn crimson (e.g. leaves in autumn); to begin to redden; to ripen; to grow ripe
light purple
reddish-brown
erotomania; sexual obsession; sexual maniac
sensuality; lechery
yellowish-brown
cherry blossom (colour, color)
light indigo
yellow; saffron (color, colour)
colouring; coloring; shade (of colour); flavour; nuance; feel
lead colour; lead color
steel blue
colored pencil; coloured pencil
coloring; colouring; adding color; adding colour
grey; gray; ashen
tone color; tone colour; tone quality; timbre
to fade (of a colour); to grow dull in color (colour); to lose vividness; to lose freshness; to grow stale
dark red; deep red
bright golden yellow
colored thing (clothing, fabric, paper, etc.) (coloured); variety shows
color of a flower (colour); light indigo; light blue
reddish brown; maroon
dyed color; dyed colour
salmon (color, colour); pink with a yellow tinge
amber (colour, color)
light brown; tawny
color of flames; colour of flames
eye color; eye colour
vivid; brightly colored; brilliant; radiant
flax color; flax colour; beige; ecru
jade green
colour and lustre; color and luster; complexion; colour; color
rust (colour)
favorable; favourable; friendly; vividly colored; vividly coloured
iridescent colour; equivocal (reply, statement, etc.); ambiguous; vague
ivory-white
flesh-color; flesh-colour
reddish-brown; yellowish-brown
olive green; greenish brown
yellowish colour (color)
colored pattern; coloured pattern; love scene
blue-black (color, colour)
camel color
color of something wet; colour of something wet
same colour; same color
dusky-red; color of cypress bark
light pink (color, colour)
signs of defeat
black (colour, color)
marked; pronounced; showing a strong tendency (towards)
deep blue; navy blue
chestnut-color; chestnut-colour
vermilion; scarlet
rose-colour; rose-color; bright (e.g. life, future, prospects); cheerful; rosy
rose-colour; rose-color; bright (e.g. life, future, prospects); cheerful; rosy
red (color, colour)
loveliness; charm; allure; colour and scent; color and scent
(one's) skin colour; skin color; skin tone; flesh colour (of a Japanese person); flesh color; pale orange
what color
cream (colour, color)
variation in color (colour); having a different color
to turn pale; to lose color; to lose colour
sensual love; love affair
hair color; hair colour; fur color; disposition; type; kind
dark brown; olive brown
shade; tone; tinge; hue; colour; color
color of honey (colour); honey-colored; honey-coloured
reddish brown
light brown; pale brown
to shade an account; to add something extra
earth (color, colour); ashen; deathly pale
dark gray; dark grey; slate (color, colour)
light brown; golden brown; tan
ultramarine colour (color)
orchid; light purple
person obsessed with thoughts of sex
person obsessed with thoughts of sex
dark (deep) green
colored; color-tinted
ocher (colour); ochre
ocher (colour); ochre
situation; outlook; one's allegiance; affiliation; position
bright green; chartreuse green
sign of remorse; indication of regret
light brown; golden brown
light brown; golden brown
earth (color, colour); ashen; deathly pale
classification; color coding; colour coding; color keying; colour keying; differentiation using different colors (colours)
ink black
coloured glasses; tinted glasses; sunglasses; biased view; preconceived view
pearl gray; pearl grey
khaki (colour)
sepia (colour, color)
reddish-black; iron blue
to daub; to paint
light color; light colour
brown colour (created by roasting or firing)
dark green
several men, several minds; everyone has his own ideas and tastes; everyone has his own interests and ideas; different strokes for different folks
chocolate brown
beige (coloured)
olive (colour, color); olive brown
olive (colour, color); olive brown
reddish-brown
milk-white; milky
pale color; pale colour
milk white; opaque white
painting; colored artwork; coloured artwork; overglaze enamels (on pottery)
kabuki actor who is also a male prostitute
coloring; colouring; adding color; adding colour
coloring (in; e.g. a drawing); colouring; adding color (to)
one's emotional state; one's mood; human interest; kindness; simple-heartedness
colour loss (color)
great men have great fondness for the sensual pleasures
lemon (colour)
dark purple; grape (colour)
ground (color, colour)
mustard (color)
mustard (color)
celadon green; pale sea-green
colored thread; coloured thread
color sample (for paint, etc.) (colour); color chart (for choosing web colors, etc.) (colour)
color of honey (colour); honey-colored; honey-coloured
jet black
autumnal tints; fall tints
pink (wing colour of crested ibis) (color)
lilac (color, colour)
colored pattern; coloured pattern
cobalt blue
facial expression
Prussian blue; deep blue; dark blue; ultramarine
number of colors
spring scene
burgundy (red)
gemstones (apart from diamond, e.g. ruby, sapphire, etc.); colored stone
colored water
light crimson; scarlet tinged with purple
glossy black
soft yellow-green; subdued pea green; tea green
bronze (coloured)
tan (color, colour)
warm color; warm colour
color spotting; color irregularity; color spots
color spotting; color irregularity; color spots
handsome villain
camel color
muted greenish yellow
grayish blue; greyish blue
checking the colors on a colored proof (colour)
to colour; to color; to add colour to
dark indigo (almost black)
dark indigo (almost black)
redyeing (costume)
colour coordination
turquoise (color)
canary; daffodil yellow
canary; daffodil yellow
light, reddish brown
gentian blue; salvia blue
pure white; snow white
redyeing
undecorated fabric of any color but black; kimono made of such fabric
bright yellow (the color of amur corktree bark)
forget-me-not blue
color tag (children's game)
color temperature
light purple (similar to that of the flowers of the Tartarian aster)
color tag (children's game)
chromatic aberration
being of a different color
being of a different color
colorful wedding kimono
coloured sand (used for coating interior plaster walls)
decolorization; decolourization; decolorisation; decolourisation
eggshell (colour)
Tyrian purple; royal purple
saddening (dye); agent used in dyeing to darken a colour; blanching
blue-green; malachite green; color of green bamboo
blue-green; malachite green; color of green bamboo
color fixing; colour fixing
light greenish-blue
final color (e.g. in auto paint shop)
color of rapeseed oil; clear yellow with a red tinge
colourful yukata (colorful)
coloured clothes (colored)
strong color (esp. purple or red); strong colour
washed-out colour (in photography) (color)
checking the colors on a colored proof (colour)
yellow-tinted gray (grey); scum colour (color)
quantum chromodynamics
bronze-red (colour, color)
suntanned
color separation
yellowtail blue snapper (Paracaesio xanthura); yellowback fusilier
mid-bright purple
salmon pink; meat color
light yellow
dye bleeding (in fabric dyeing)
color of woven fabric; colour of woven fabric
deep violet
colour index; color index
color drift; color shift; color registration error
color drift; color shift; color registration error
agile wallaby; sandy wallaby (Macropus agilis)
colour table
colour model
colour space; color space
color index
colour mapping
colour selection mode
color correction
color reproduction
reference book with colour illustrations (color)
dark yellowish green (similar to olive green)
dark purple (formerly only worn by the highest-ranking officials)
coloured foil; color foil
colored wood-free paper (coloured)
colored wood-free paper (coloured)
colored wood-free paper (coloured)
what you believe in your heart is revealed in your face
formal, pastel-colored kimono with designs along the bottom of the skirt worn by married women on ceremonial occasions; married woman's ceremonial kimono
permitted colour (for courtiers' clothing)
pale gentle pink; ibis wing color
Examples (88 in total)
Pick a color.
That is a good colour.
The color won't fade.