noun, noun which may take the genitive case particle 'no', na-adjective
Refers to the color yellow. Can be used as a noun, with の to modify nouns, or as a な-adjective. Often appears in compounds like 黄色 (きいろ).
See also: 黄色
The traffic light turned yellow.
In autumn, the ginkgo leaves turn yellow.
She was wearing a yellow dress.
A child wearing a yellow hat is running.
黄色 is the full standalone word for yellow, whereas 黄 is only a bound prefix used inside compounds like 黄金 and cannot stand alone as a color term.
yellow; amber
yellow · high-pitched; shrill
egg yolk
yellow tint; yellowing; yellow discoloration
budgerigar; budgie; common pet parakeet
light yellowish green; yellow-green
light yellow; pale yellow-green
yellow; yellowish; yellowness
tachibana peel; dried citrus peel spice · yellow-dyed leather
Standard kanji spelling for the color yellow. Often used in compounds and as a noun/adjective.
The kanji 黄 is a pictograph originally representing a jade ornament or a person wearing a jade ornament, later associated with the color yellow. The reading き is the native Japanese word for yellow.
yellow team; yellow group
yellow-green; pea green
yellowfin tuna
yellow flower; plant with yellow flowers · chrysanthemum · rapeseed flowers
yellow chrysanthemum
Amur cork tree
large grass yellow; common grass yellow · yellow butterfly