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How to say 'Various' in Japanese | 色んな

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The Japanese word for Various is 'Ironna', written as 色んな in Japanese.'Various' in hiragana is いろんな.

    Meaning

    Various

    Reading

    いろんな

    ironna

    Kanji

    Color

    Explanation

    The Japanese determiner '色んな (いろんな)' is a colloquial form of '色々な (いろいろな)', meaning 'various' or 'all sorts of'. It is used to describe a wide range of things or situations, often implying diversity or variety. This word is commonly used in casual conversations. For example: I have various books「色んな本を持っている」(いろんなほんをもっている). She has various hobbies「彼女は色んな趣味がある」(かのじょはいろんなしゅみがある). Note that '色んな' is less formal than '色々な' and is typically used in spoken language.

    Part Of Speech

    determiner

    Kanji JLPT

    N4

    Kanji Grade

    2

    Frequency

    2065

    Composition

    kanji-hiragana

    Handwriting

Kanji in the Word 色んな

This word contains 1 kanji character:

  • kanji

    Meaning

    Color

Hiragana in the Word 色んな

This word contains 2 Hiragana characters :

  • hiragana

    Reading

    N
  • hiragana

    Reading

    Na

Words Related to 色んな Through the Kanji

These 16 Words contain the Kanji 色 as well.

  • word

    茶色

    Meaning

    Brown

  • word

    Meaning

    Color, Appearance

  • word

    色々

    Meaning

    Various

  • word

    緑色

    Meaning

    Green

  • word

    金色

    Meaning

    Gold

  • word

    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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'Ironna' means 'Various' .

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