How to say colour in Japanese

いろiro

noun:

  • colour; color; hue; tint; tinge; shade
  • complexion; skin colour; skin color
  • look (on one's face); expression
  • appearance; air; feeling
  • personality; character
  • tone (of one's voice, etc.); tune; sound; ring
  • love; lust; sensuality; love affair 色仕掛け
  • lover; paramour
  • beauty; sexiness; physical appeal
  • kind; type; variety - also written 種

Example Sentences

社長shachouさんsanno車種shashutoiroha
The colour and make of the president's car are?
迷彩meisainoショートパンツSHOOTOPANTSUwo履くhaku場合baaiuehananishokunoTシャツteiishatsuga合いますaimasuka
When you wear camo shorts, what colour t-shirt goes with that?
バナーBANAAto同じonajishirowo基調kichouとしたtoshitaデザインDEZAIN
Like the banner, the design was based around the colour white.
この先konosakiネタバレNETABARE大丈夫なdaijoubunahouhaドラッグDORAGGU反転hantenしてshite読んでyondene
Spoilers ahead! If you don't mind that then read after highlighting (colour inverting).
nabeniごま油gomaaburawo中火chuubide熱しnesshiにんにくninniku鶏肉keinikuwo入れてirete炒めitameiroga変わったらkawattara中華chuukaスープSUUPUto白菜hakusaiwo入れてirete煮るniru
Heat sesame oil in the pan on a medium flame, add the chicken meat, the garlic and fry, when the colour changes pour in the Chinese soup, add the Chinese cabbage and boil.

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