黄色
Meanings
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noun, noun which may take the genitive case particle 'no', na-adjective
The basic color term for yellow. Can be used as a noun, with の to modify nouns, or as a な-adjective. The reading きいろ is the everyday word; おうしょく and こうしょく are formal or technical variants.
She was wearing a yellow dress.
The traffic light turned yellow.
Usage patterns
- 〈物〉が黄色になるfor something to turn/become yellow
In autumn, the leaves turn yellow.
- 信号が黄色に変わるfor a traffic light to change to yellow
The traffic light turned yellow, so the car stopped.
- 〈物〉を黄色に染めるto dye something yellow
I dyed the cloth yellow.
Expressions
- くちばしが黄色いfledgling; green; wet behind the ears