How to say 'Green' in Japanese | 緑色

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The Japanese word for Green is 'Midoriiro', written as 緑色 in Japanese.'Green' in hiragana is みどりいろ.

word

緑色

Meaning

Green

Reading

みどりいろ

midoriiro

Kanji

緑Green 色Color

Explanation

The Japanese noun '緑色 (みどりいろ)' means 'green'. This word specifically refers to the color green, and is commonly used to describe objects, nature, or anything that is green in color. For example: the leaves are green「葉っぱは緑色です」(はっぱはみどりいろです). She is wearing a green dress「彼女は緑色のドレスを着ています」(かのじょはみどりいろのドレスをきています). It is important to note that '緑色' is a noun, and when used to describe something, it is often followed by the particle 'の' to modify a noun, as in '緑色の車 (みどりいろのくるま) (green car)'.

Part Of Speech

noun

Kanji JLPT

Kanji Grade

Frequency

1681

Composition

kanji

Handwriting

Kanji in the Word 緑色

This word contains 2 kanji characters:

kanji

緑

Meaning

Green

kanji

色

Meaning

Color

Words Related to 緑色 Through the Kanji 緑

This Word contains the Kanji 緑 as well.

word

緑

Meaning

Green

Words Related to 緑色 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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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

word

黄色い

Meaning

Yellow

word

景色

Meaning

Scenery

word

無色

Meaning

Colorless

word

ばら色

Meaning

Pink, Rose

word

水色

Meaning

Lightblue

word

特色

Meaning

Feature, Characteristic

word

灰色

Meaning

Gray

word

色彩

Meaning

Color

word

肌色

Meaning

Skin color

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'Midoriiro' means 'Green' .

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