How to say 'Gray' in Japanese | 灰色

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The Japanese word for Gray is 'Haiiro', written as 灰色 in Japanese.'Gray' in hiragana is はいいろ.

word

灰色

Meaning

Gray

Reading

はいいろ

haiiro

Kanji

灰Ashes 色Color

Explanation

The Japanese noun '灰色 (はいいろ)' means 'gray'. It refers to the color that is a mix of black and white. This word is commonly used to describe objects, clothing, or even abstract concepts that have a gray color. For example: The sky is gray today「今日の空は灰色だ」(きょうのそらははいいろだ). She was wearing a gray coat「彼女は灰色のコートを着ていた」(かのじょははいいろのコートをきていた). Additionally, '灰色' can sometimes be used metaphorically to describe situations or emotions that are ambiguous or unclear, such as 'a gray area' in English.

Part Of Speech

noun

Kanji JLPT

Kanji Grade

Frequency

6897

Composition

kanji

Handwriting

Kanji in the Word 灰色

This word contains 2 kanji characters:

kanji

灰

Meaning

Ashes

kanji

色

Meaning

Color

Words Related to 灰色 Through the Kanji 灰

These 2 Words contain the Kanji 灰 as well.

word

灰皿

Meaning

Ashtray

word

灰

Meaning

Ash

Words Related to 灰色 Through the Kanji 色

These 16 Words contain the Kanji 色 as well.

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茶色

Meaning

Brown

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

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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

word

景色

Meaning

Scenery

word

無色

Meaning

Colorless

word

ばら色

Meaning

Pink, Rose

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水色

Meaning

Lightblue

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特色

Meaning

Feature, Characteristic

word

色彩

Meaning

Color

word

肌色

Meaning

Skin color

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'Haiiro' means 'Gray' .

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