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黄色 (きいろ, kiiro) Japanese meaning: yellow | Kotomora
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She was wearing a yellow dress.
The traffic light turned yellow.
Usage patterns 〈 物もの 〉 が 黄き 色いろ になる for something to turn/become yellow
In autumn, the leaves turn yellow.
信しん 号ごう が 黄き 色いろ に 変か わる for a traffic light to change to yellow
The traffic light turned yellow, so the car stopped.
〈 物もの 〉 を 黄き 色いろ に 染そ める to dye something yellow
Related words 黄色 is the standard Japanese word for yellow, while イエロー is a trendy loanword used mainly in fashion, design, or branding contexts.
黄色 is the everyday, natural word for 'yellow', while 黄 is a shorter, more formal or compound-forming form of the same color term.
Word family· 13 yellow · high-pitched; shrill
orange-yellow; yellow with a reddish tinge
dull yellow; mustard yellow
Etymology Compound of 黄 (ki, 'yellow') and 色 (iro, 'color'). The reading きいろ is the native Japanese pronunciation; おうしょく and こうしょく are Sino-Japanese readings used in formal or technical contexts.
いろ
bright yellow; vivid yellow
Show 6 more yellow pigment · flavo-
yellow hawk moth
yellow hornet; Japanese yellow hornet
yellowish; tinged with yellow
Drosophila melanogaster; common fruit fly
yellow clown goby
Usage 2%
きいろ Usage 1%
Kana spelling is common in everyday writing, especially for children or when avoiding kanji.
