Japanese

いろ
Meaning: color
Part of Speech: Noun

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Handwriting

色

Example sentences

What is your favorite color?
彼はいつも地味な色の服を着ている。
He always wears sober-colored clothes.
その色から、私は青い海を連想した。
That color made me think of the blue sea.
好きな色を組み合わせて自分だけのデザインを作る。
Combine your favorite colors to create your own design.
彼は落胆の色をありありと浮かべていた。
He looked visibly disappointed.
この鳥は雄の方が鮮やかな色をしている。
The male of this bird has more vivid colors.
彼は焦燥の色を隠せなかった。
He could not hide his look of impatience.
彼の目には怯えの色が浮かんでいた。
A look of fear appeared in his eyes.
強いて言えば、この青い色の方が私は好きです。
If I had to say, I prefer this blue color.
どの色を選ぶかは、非常に悩ましい問題だ。
Choosing which color to pick is a very troublesome problem.

Usage Notes

Refers to the visual perception of different wavelengths of light.

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