Color

"Color" in Japanese

カラーの

karā-no

(conveying color)

nobori

(standard or banner (colors))

業績

gyōseki

(any of the standard dark tinctures used in a coat of arms)

肌の色

hada no iro

(human skin tone, especially as an indicator of race or ethnicity)

iro

(spectral composition of visible light)

iro

(particular set of the visible spectrum)

iro

(hue as opposed to achromatic colors)

iro

(interest, especially in a selective area)

色彩

shikisai

(spectral composition of visible light)

色彩

shikisai

(particular set of the visible spectrum)

塗る

nuru

(give something color)

塗る

nuru

(draw using crayons)

染める

someru

(become red through increased blood flow)

Data sourced from Wiktionary, WordNet, CMU, and other open linguistic databases. Updated March 2026.