Colors in Japanese

In Brief Color: 色 (iro) The 4 historical fundamental colors: 白 (shiro, white), 黒 (kuro, black), 赤 (aka, red), 青 (ao, blue) Adjective form: adding い (i), for example 赤い (akai) Special feature: 青 (ao) long referred to both blue and green Loanwords from English: ピンク (pinku), グレー (guree), オレンジ (orenji) The Japanese word for […]