How to say 'Brown' in Japanese | 茶色

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The Japanese word for Brown is 'Chairo', written as 茶色 in Japanese.'Brown' in hiragana is ちゃいろ.

word

茶色

Meaning

Brown

Reading

ちゃいろ

chairo

Kanji

茶Tea 色Color

Explanation

The Japanese noun '茶色 (ちゃいろ)' means 'brown'. This color term is derived from the color of tea, specifically green tea, and is used to describe objects, clothing, or anything that has a brown hue. It is a common color term in Japanese and can be used in various contexts. For example: The table is brown「テーブルは茶色です」(てーぶるはちゃいろです). I bought a brown bag「茶色のバッグを買いました」(ちゃいろのばっぐをかいました). The word '茶色' can also be used metaphorically to describe something as plain or ordinary, similar to how 'brown' might be used in English to describe something as unremarkable.

Part Of Speech

noun

Kanji JLPT

Kanji Grade

Frequency

262

Composition

kanji

Handwriting

Kanji in the Word 茶色

This word contains 2 kanji characters:

kanji

茶

Meaning

Tea

kanji

色

Meaning

Color

Words Related to 茶色 Through the Kanji 茶

These 8 Words contain the Kanji 茶 as well.

word

お茶

Meaning

Tea

word

茶わん

Meaning

Teacup

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茶

Meaning

Tea

word

喫茶店

Meaning

Coffee shop

word

紅茶

Meaning

Black tea

word

喫茶

Meaning

Coffee

word

無茶

Meaning

Reckless

word

目茶苦茶

Meaning

Chaotic, Absurd

Words Related to 茶色 Through the Kanji 色

These 16 Words contain the Kanji 色 as well.

word

色

Meaning

Color, Appearance

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色々

Meaning

Various

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緑色

Meaning

Green

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色んな

Meaning

Various

word

金色

Meaning

Gold

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黄色

Meaning

Yellow

word

顔色

Meaning

Mood, Complexion

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黄色い

Meaning

Yellow

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景色

Meaning

Scenery

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無色

Meaning

Colorless

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ばら色

Meaning

Pink, Rose

word

水色

Meaning

Lightblue

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特色

Meaning

Feature, Characteristic

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灰色

Meaning

Gray

word

色彩

Meaning

Color

word

肌色

Meaning

Skin color

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What does 'Chairo' (茶色) mean?

'Chairo' means 'Brown' .

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