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Iro いろ 色 colour

Colours are all around us. It exists in nature such in plants, animals and inanimate object. Colours is a quality of a material or substance with respect to the reflected light. It’s visually determined by brightness, hue, and saturation.

In colour theory, hue refers to the name of colour such as red, yellow, and blue. Value is the lightness and darkness of the colour. Intensity refers to the brightness and dullness of a colour.

Japanese colours in Romaji, Hiragana, Kanji and English. Colour vocabulary is very useful in your quest to learn Japanese. You’ll use colours for the following situations:

• When you buy something from the store (What clothing colour do you prefer, what paint colour do you want?)

• When you want a conversation starter (What is your favourite colour)

If you have been asked about your favourite colour, you could say:

Watashi no sukinairo wa (わたし の すきないろは ... です! 私の好きな色は ... です! ) -- desu   !My favorite color is ... !