่ฒ
JLPT N4
Color
Readings
Onโyomi: ใทใงใฏ, ใทใญ (shoku, shiki)
Kunโyomi: ใใ (iro)
โข ใใ (iro) โ color, hue
Structure
Composition:
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Detailed Explanation
Vocabulary
่ฒ
ใใ
color
่ฒใ
ใใใใ
various
ๆฏ่ฒ
ใใใ
scenery
่ฒ็ด
ใใใใฟ
colored paper
้ณ่ฒ
ใญใใ
tone
Example Sentences
่ฒใใใใใงใใ
ใใ ใ ใใใ ใงใใ
The color is beautiful.
่ฒใ
ใใใพใใ
ใใใใ ใใใพใใ
There are many kinds.
ๆฏ่ฒใ่ฆใพใใ
ใใใ ใ ใฟใพใใ
I look at the scenery.
่ฒ็ดใไฝฟใใพใใ
ใใใใฟ ใ ใคใใใพใใ
I use colored paper.
้ณ่ฒใ่ฏใใงใใ
ใญใใ ใ ใใ ใงใใ
The tone is nice.
Cultural Note
๐จ ่ฒ plays a huge role in Japanese aesthetics:
โข Colors are used symbolically in clothing, art, literature, and festivals.
โข Specific colors carry seasonal, social, and emotional meaning, e.g., ่ตค (red) for celebration, ้ (blue/green) for youth, ็ฝ (white) for purity or mourning.
โข Expressions like ่ฒๆฐ show how color metaphors extend to emotions and human appeal.
โข Traditional arts such as ๆ่ฒ (dyeing), ๆตฎไธ็ตต (ukiyo-e), and kimono design heavily rely on color symbolism.
โข Colors are used symbolically in clothing, art, literature, and festivals.
โข Specific colors carry seasonal, social, and emotional meaning, e.g., ่ตค (red) for celebration, ้ (blue/green) for youth, ็ฝ (white) for purity or mourning.
โข Expressions like ่ฒๆฐ show how color metaphors extend to emotions and human appeal.
โข Traditional arts such as ๆ่ฒ (dyeing), ๆตฎไธ็ตต (ukiyo-e), and kimono design heavily rely on color symbolism.