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何色 (なにいろ) Japanese meaning | Kotomora

何なに色いろ

Meanings

1

noun

what color

Used to ask about the color of something. Simple interrogative noun.

好すきな色いろは何なに色いろですか。
What is your favorite color?
この花はなは何なに色いろですか。
What color is this flower?

Kanji

何what
色color

Similar words

色いろ
Means 'color' in general; 何色 specifically asks 'what color'.
何なに
Means 'what'; combined with 色 to form the interrogative 'what color'.

Etymology

Compound of 何 (nani, 'what') + 色 (iro, 'color'). The reading なにいろ is a straightforward combination.