This lesson will teach you to describe the colors and appearance of people and things in Japanese. Learn to express whether something is big or small, red or green, beautiful of ugly.

This lesson is part of the chapter “Learning Japanese“.

Basic Words & Phrases: Colors

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Colors

EnglishJapaneseJapanese
(Hiragana)
Japanese
(Romanization)
Pronunciation
(Audio)
light / clear明るいあかるいakaruija-sing_lightclear
dark暗いくらいkuraija-sing_dark
colorcolorいろiroja-sing_color
coloredcolored色のついたいろのついたiro no tsuitaja-sing_colored
whitewhiteしろshiroja-sing_white
blackblackくろkuroja-sing_black
yellowyellow黄色きいろkiiroja-sing_yellow
orangeorangeオレンジオレンジorenjija-sing_orange
redredあかakaja-sing_red
pinkpinkピンクぴんくpinkuja-sing_pink
violetvioletスミレ色すみれいろsumire iroja-sing_violet
blueblueあおaoja-sing_blue
greengreenみどりmidorija-sing_green
brownbrown茶色ちゃいろchairoja-sing_brown
greygrey灰色はいいろhai iroja-sing_grey

Appearance & attributes

EnglishJapaneseJapanese
(Hiragana)
Japanese
(Romanization)
Pronunciation
(Audio)
new新しいあたらしいatarashiija-sing_new
old古いふるいfuruija-sing_old
small小さいちいさいchiisaija-sing_small
large / big大きいおおきいookiija-sing_largebig
young若いわかいwakaija-sing_young
kind / pleasant優しいやさしいyasashiija-sing_kindpleasant
unkind / unpleasant不親切なふしんせつなfushinsetsu naja-sing_unkindunpleasant
patient患者かんじゃkanjyaja-sing_patient
tall背が高いせがたかいsegatakaija-sing_tall
middle sized中くらいのサイズちゅうくらいのさいずchuukurai no saizuja-sing_middle-sized
small小さいちいさいchiisaija-sing_small
fat太ったふとったfutottaja-sing_fat
thin / slim細いほそいhosoija-sing_thinslim
nice / pretty初めまして!はじめまして!hajimemashite!ja-sing_nicepretty
beautiful美しいうつくしいutsukushiija-sing_beautiful
ugly醜いみにくいminikuija-sing_ugly
ill / sick病気びょうきbyoukija-sing_illsick
healthy健康なけんこうなkenkou naja-sing_healthy
happy / cheerful幸せなしあわせなshiawase naja-sing_happycheerful
sad悲しいかなしいkanashiija-sing_sad
sportyスポーティーなすぽーてぃーなsupohtie naja-sing_sporty
ambitioned志のあるこころざしのあるkokorozashi noaruja-sing_ambitioned
intelligentインテリないんてりなinteri naja-sing_intelligent
creative創造的なそうぞうてきなsouzouteki naja-sing_creative
active活動的なかつどうてきなkatsudouteki naja-sing_active
sentimentalセンチメンタルなせんちめんたるなsenchimentaru naja-sing_sentimental
rational理性的なりせいてきなriseiteki naja-sing_rational
emotional感情的なかんじょうてきなkanjyouteki naja-sing_emotional
natural自然なしぜんなshizennaja-sing_natural
romanticロマンティックなろまんちっくなromanchikku naja-sing_romantic
nice / amiable可愛いかわいいkawaiija-sing_niceamiable
spontaneous自発的なじはつてきなjihatsuteki naja-sing_spontaneous
energeticエネルギッシュなえねるぎっしゅなenerugissyu naja-sing_energetic
stressed (out)ストレス疲れしたすとれすづかれしたsutoresu zukareshitaja-sing_stressed-out
relaxedリラックスしたりらっくすしたrirakkusu shitaja-sing_relaxed
frustratedイライラしたいらいらしたiraira shitaja-sing_frustrated
talented才能のあるさいのうのあるsainou no aruja-sing_talented

Questions & phrases

EnglishJapaneseJapanese
(Hiragana)
Japanese
(Romanization)
Pronunciation
(Audio)
What does he look like?彼はどんな感じですか?かれは、どんなかんじですか?kare wa donna kanji desuka?ja-sing_what-does-he-look-like
What does she look like?彼女はどんな感じですか?かのじょは、どんなかんじですか?kanojyo wa donna kanji desuka?ja-sing_what-does-she-look-like
What is he like?彼はどんな人ですか?かれは、どんなひとですか?kare wa donna hito desuka?ja-sing_what-is-he-like
What is she like?彼女はどんな人ですか?かのじょは、どんなひとですか?kanojyo wa donna hito desuka?ja-sing_what-is-she-like

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