่‰ฒ

JLPT N4

Color

Readings

Onโ€™yomi: ใ‚ทใƒงใ‚ฏ, ใ‚ทใ‚ญ (shoku, shiki)
Kunโ€™yomi: ใ„ใ‚ (iro)
โ€ข ใ„ใ‚ (iro) โ€“ color, hue

Vocabulary

่‰ฒ
ใ„ใ‚
color
่‰ฒใ€…
ใ„ใ‚ใ„ใ‚
various
ๆ™ฏ่‰ฒ
ใ‘ใ—ใ
scenery
่‰ฒ็ด™
ใ„ใ‚ใŒใฟ
colored paper
้Ÿณ่‰ฒ
ใญใ„ใ‚
tone

Example Sentences

่‰ฒใŒใใ‚Œใ„ใงใ™ใ€‚
ใ„ใ‚ ใŒ ใใ‚Œใ„ ใงใ™ใ€‚
The color is beautiful.
่‰ฒใ€…ใ‚ใ‚Šใพใ™ใ€‚
ใ„ใ‚ใ„ใ‚ ใ‚ใ‚Šใพใ™ใ€‚
There are many kinds.
ๆ™ฏ่‰ฒใ‚’่ฆ‹ใพใ™ใ€‚
ใ‘ใ—ใ ใ‚’ ใฟใพใ™ใ€‚
I look at the scenery.
่‰ฒ็ด™ใ‚’ไฝฟใ„ใพใ™ใ€‚
ใ„ใ‚ใŒใฟ ใ‚’ ใคใ‹ใ„ใพใ™ใ€‚
I use colored paper.
้Ÿณ่‰ฒใŒ่‰ฏใ„ใงใ™ใ€‚
ใญใ„ใ‚ ใŒ ใ‚ˆใ„ ใงใ™ใ€‚
The tone is nice.

Cultural Note

๐ŸŽจ ่‰ฒ plays a huge role in Japanese aesthetics:
โ€ข Colors are used symbolically in clothing, art, literature, and festivals.
โ€ข Specific colors carry seasonal, social, and emotional meaning, e.g., ่ตค (red) for celebration, ้’ (blue/green) for youth, ็™ฝ (white) for purity or mourning.
โ€ข Expressions like ่‰ฒๆฐ— show how color metaphors extend to emotions and human appeal.
โ€ข Traditional arts such as ๆŸ“่‰ฒ (dyeing), ๆตฎไธ–็ตต (ukiyo-e), and kimono design heavily rely on color symbolism.