🎨 Colors — Part 2/3
| English | 漢字 | ひらがな | カタカナ | rōmaji | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ▪ | black | 黒 | くろ | クロ | kuro |
| ▫ | white | 白 | しろ | シロ | shiro |
| 🍊 | orange | — | オレンジ | オレンジ | orenji |
| 🤎 | brown | 茶色 | ちゃいろ | チャイロ | chairo |
| 🩶 | grey | 灰色 | はいいろ | ハイイロ | haiiro |
| 💛 | yellow | 黄色 | きいろ | キイロ | kiiro |
| ❓ | red | 赤い | あかい | アカイ | akai |
| ▫ | white | 白い | しろい | シロイ | shiroi |
How to read this sheet
- 漢字 kanji
- Characters borrowed from Chinese that carry meaning. One character can have several readings depending on the word.
- ひらがな hiragana
- The core Japanese syllabary. Every word can be written in hiragana — it also shows you exactly how the kanji is pronounced.
- カタカナ katakana
- The angular syllabary used for loanwords (パン, バス), emphasis and many animal or science terms.
- romaji
- Latin-alphabet transcription (Hepburn style) — a pronunciation guide while your kana is still warming up.