イロ
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
Used in vocabulary (261 in total)
color of flames; colour of flames
sky-blue
grey; gray; ashen
various; all sorts of; variety of; (arch.) various colors (colours)
colored thing (clothing, fabric, paper, etc.) (coloured); variety shows
painting; colored artwork; coloured artwork; overglaze enamels (on pottery)
tone color; tone colour; tone quality; timbre
yellow; amber
red; red color (colour); red-colored; red
pink (colour, color); (lit.) colour of peach (flowers)
various
indigo blue
coloured glasses; tinted glasses; sunglasses; biased view; preconceived view
ground (color, colour)
multicolored; multicoloured; of various colors; diverse; of all kinds; all manners of
pale color; pale colour
being of a different color
complexion; one's colour; one's color; countenance; expression; one's face
the seven prismatic colors (colours)
coloring; colouring; color scheme; colour scheme; (touch of) colour; embellishment
loveliness; charm; allure; colour and scent; color and scent
lover; lady-killer; sexy guy
person obsessed with thoughts of sex
green; emerald green; green color of new foliage; verdure
purple; violet
colouring; coloring; sex appeal (esp. of women); sexiness; interest in the opposite sex; sexual feelings; charm
what color
golden (colour, color)
silver (color, colour)
light brown; tawny
light blue; pale blue; aqua
colouring; coloring; shade (of colour); flavour; nuance; feel
one color; one colour; one article; same tendency; everyone being caught up in the same thing
orange (colour, color)
rainbow-colored; rainbow-coloured
golden; gold-colored; gold-coloured; honey-colour
black (colour, color)
cherry blossom (colour, color)
deep blue; navy blue
chestnut-color; chestnut-colour
eye color; eye colour
amber (colour, color)
orange (color, colour)
vermilion; scarlet
brilliant red; scarlet
rose-colour; rose-color; bright (e.g. life, future, prospects); cheerful; rosy
red (color, colour)
red (color, colour)
vivid; brightly colored; brilliant; radiant
madder red; dark red; crimson
(one's) skin colour; skin color; skin tone; flesh colour (of a Japanese person); flesh color; pale orange
flax color; flax colour; beige; ecru
cream (colour, color)
variation in color (colour); having a different color
jade green
sensual love; love affair
hair color; hair colour; fur color; disposition; type; kind
dark brown; olive brown
reddish brown
violet (colour)
brown; tanned
shade; tone; tinge; hue; colour; color
color of honey (colour); honey-colored; honey-coloured
lapis lazuli blue; bright blue; azure
reddish brown
earth (color, colour); ashen; deathly pale
two colours; two varieties; two types
light brown; pale brown
lead colour; lead color
light brown; golden brown; tan
dark gray; dark grey; slate (color, colour)
amber; yellowish-brown
orchid; light purple
ultramarine colour (color)
steel blue
dark (deep) green
ocher (colour); ochre
ocher (colour); ochre
colored; color-tinted
situation; outlook; one's allegiance; affiliation; position
bright green; chartreuse green
sign of remorse; indication of regret
light brown; golden brown
colour and lustre; color and luster; complexion; colour; color
amorous glance; leer; shade (of color); tint; ingratiation; sycophancy
dark red; deep red
bright golden yellow
earth (color, colour); ashen; deathly pale
rust (colour)
light purple
classification; color coding; colour coding; color keying; colour keying; differentiation using different colors (colours)
ink black
reddish-black; iron blue
red-light district
pearl gray; pearl grey
colored pencil; coloured pencil
sepia (colour, color)
khaki (colour)
ivory-white
light color; light colour
brown colour (created by roasting or firing)
love affair; sensual pleasures
iridescent colour; equivocal (reply, statement, etc.); ambiguous; vague
dark green
chocolate brown
pale blue-green
several men, several minds; everyone has his own ideas and tastes; everyone has his own interests and ideas; different strokes for different folks
flesh-color; flesh-colour
coloured glass; colored glass
light green; yellowish-green
beige (coloured)
reddish-brown
olive (colour, color); olive brown
olive (colour, color); olive brown
milk-white; milky
milk white; opaque white
coloring; colouring; adding color; adding colour
coloring; colouring; adding color; adding colour
kabuki actor who is also a male prostitute
coloring (in; e.g. a drawing); colouring; adding color (to)
erotomania; sexual obsession; sexual maniac
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)
russet; tawny; yellow-brown
mustard (color)
reddish-brown; yellowish-brown
sensuality; lechery
celadon green; pale sea-green
color of a flower (colour); light indigo; light blue
color sample (for paint, etc.) (colour); color chart (for choosing web colors, etc.) (colour)
colored thread; coloured thread
color of honey (colour); honey-colored; honey-coloured
reddish brown; maroon
olive green; greenish brown
jet black
yellowish colour (color)
autumnal tints; fall tints
reddish yellow
facial expression
pink (wing colour of crested ibis) (color)
lilac (color, colour)
colored pattern; coloured pattern
Prussian blue; deep blue; dark blue; ultramarine
cobalt blue
number of colors
spring scene
colored water
burgundy (red)
gemstones (apart from diamond, e.g. ruby, sapphire, etc.); colored stone
light indigo
light crimson; scarlet tinged with purple
glossy black
yellowish-brown
soft yellow-green; subdued pea green; tea green
bronze (coloured)
tan (color, colour)
warm color; warm colour
color of soot (colour)
color spotting; color irregularity; color spots
colored pattern; coloured pattern; love scene
camel color
blue-black (color, colour)
handsome villain
good-looking woman; concubine
rusty color produced when black or purple clothes fade
yellow; saffron (color, colour)
muted greenish yellow
grayish blue; greyish blue
checking the colors on a colored proof (colour)
dark indigo (almost black)
dark indigo (almost black)
dark indigo (almost black)
redyeing (costume)
dyed color; dyed colour
colour coordination
salmon (color, colour); pink with a yellow tinge
turquoise (color)
canary; daffodil yellow
canary; daffodil yellow
amber (colour, color)
light, reddish brown
gentian blue; salvia blue
pure white; snow white
redyeing
color of something wet; colour of something wet
same colour; same color
dusky-red; color of cypress bark
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 temperature
light purple (similar to that of the flowers of the Tartarian aster)
color tag (children's game)
chromatic aberration
light pink (color, colour)
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
signs of defeat
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)
yellowtail blue snapper (Paracaesio xanthura); yellowback fusilier
quantum chromodynamics
bronze-red (colour, color)
suntanned
color separation
mid-bright purple
salmon pink; meat color
formal, pastel-colored kimono with designs along the bottom of the skirt worn by married women on ceremonial occasions; married woman's ceremonial kimono
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
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
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.