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Learn Colors (Day 31) – Japanese from 0 to 100

2026-05-10100-Day Kind Japanese ChallengeKind Japanese

🌏 Japanese from 0 to 100 — Day 31

Learn Colors in Japanese (色)


🧠 Why Colors?

Colors are used in everyday conversation.

👉 You need them to describe things.


🔤 Today’s Words

Japanese

Reading

Meaning

あか

aka

red

あお

ao

blue

きいろ

kiiro

yellow

みどり

midori

green

くろ

kuro

black

しろ

shiro

white

むらさき

murasaki

purple

オレンジ

orenji

orange

ピンク

pinku

pink

ちゃいろ

chairo

brown

👉 Common colors in Japanese


🔊 Pronunciation Tips

• Long vowels: きいろ (kii-ro)
• Keep sounds smooth
• Don’t stress too much

👉 Natural rhythm is important


✍️ How to Use

👉 Examples:

• あか = red
• あお = blue
• くろ = black

👉 Used to describe objects


📝 Example Sentences

  • あか。 = red
  • あお。 = blue
  • くろ。 = black

👉 Practice speaking


❌ Common Mistakes

• Mixing あお (blue) and みどり (green)
• Ignoring long vowels
• Saying too fast

👉 Speak clearly


📚 Learn Faster

• Look around and name colors
• Practice daily
• Say out loud
• Use real objects

👉 Visual learning helps


🎯 Practice

👉 あか / あお / くろ

Repeat at least 5 times


🧪 Mini Quiz

① Read

No.

Japanese

Answer

1

あか

?

2

あお

?

3

きいろ

?

4

くろ

?

5

しろ

?


② Meaning

No.

Japanese

Answer

6

あか

?

7

みどり

?

8

むらさき

?

9

オレンジ

?

10

ピンク

?


③ Fill

No.

Meaning

Answer

11

red

?

12

blue

?

13

yellow

?

14

black

?

15

white

?


📝 Answers

No.

Answer

1

aka

2

ao

3

kiiro

4

kuro

5

shiro

6

red

7

green

8

purple

9

orange

10

pink

11

あか

12

あお

13

きいろ

14

くろ

15

しろ


🚀 Next Step

👉 Day 32: Time Expressions