色
Color
| on’yomi | kun’yomi | Radicals |
|---|---|---|
| n/i | いろ | 色 |
Meaning: Color
The color radical and color kanji are the same in looks as well as meaning.
Color me pink! This kanji’s super easy if you know your radicals.
Reading: n/i
No important on’yomi to remember, so why don’t you just move along? Nothing to see here.
Vocabulary
You already have color on the mind because you know the meaning of this kanji, so think of something colorful about yourself. Imagine your ear (いろ) being a weird color… green, purple, red, whatever. Just make it really bright and standing out. You can even have someone ask you about your ear… “Is your ear okay? I think it’s the color blue…”
a 色（いろ）＝ Color
- Meaning: Same as the kanji.
- Reading: The kun’yomi reading. Refer to the mnemonic, above.
a 色々（いろいろ）＝ Various
- Combo: 色 (color) 々 (repeater kanji)
- Meaning: “Color” and “Color” creates “various” results, catch my drift?
- Reading: The kun’yomi reading twice.
a 水色（みずいろ）＝ Sky blue
- Combo: 水 (water) + 色 (color)
- Meaning: In Japan, “sky” blue is “water” blue.
- Reading: The kun’yomi put together. One hint that it’s kun’yomi is that it’s like two words put together to create one (sky blue is two words).