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How to say 'Yellow' in Japanese | 黄色い

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The Japanese word for Yellow is 'Kiiroi', written as 黄色い in Japanese.'Yellow' in hiragana is きいろい.

    Meaning

    Yellow

    Reading

    きいろい

    kiiroi

    Kanji

    Yellow Color

    Explanation

    The Japanese adjective '黄色い (きいろい)' means 'yellow'. It is used to describe something that has the color yellow. This adjective can be applied to objects, natural phenomena, or even abstract concepts that are associated with the color yellow. For example: The flower is yellow「その花は黄色い」(そのはなはきいろい). She is wearing a yellow dress「彼女は黄色いドレスを着ている」(かのじょはきいろいドレスをきている). Note that '黄色い' is specifically used for describing the color yellow and is distinct from the noun form '黄色 (きいろ)', which simply means 'yellow' as a color.

    Part Of Speech

    adjective

    Kanji JLPT

    N2

    Kanji Grade

    2

    Frequency

    5806

    Composition

    kanji-hiragana

    Handwriting

This word is an i-adjective. To learn how it transforms in different tenses and forms, explore all its conjugations.

Kanji in the Word 黄色い

This word contains 2 kanji characters:

  • kanji

    Meaning

    Yellow

  • kanji

    Meaning

    Color

Hiragana in the Word 黄色い

This word contains 1 Hiragana character :

  • hiragana

    Reading

    I

Words Related to 黄色い Through the Kanji

These 3 Words contain the Kanji 黄 as well.

  • word

    黄色

    Meaning

    Yellow

  • word

    黄金

    Meaning

    Gold

  • word

    Meaning

    Yellow

Words Related to 黄色い 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

    色んな

    Meaning

    Various

  • word

    金色

    Meaning

    Gold

  • word

    黄色

    Meaning

    Yellow

  • word

    顔色

    Meaning

    Mood, Complexion

  • 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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What does 'Kiiroi' (黄色い) mean?

'Kiiroi' means 'Yellow' .

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