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いろ

nounnoun (generic)

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Meanings

  • colour, color, hue, tint, tinge, shade
  • complexion, skin colour, skin color
  • look (on one's face), expression
  • appearance, air, feeling
  • personality, character
  • tone (of one's voice, etc.), tune, sound, ring
  • love, lust, sensuality, love affair
  • lover, paramour
  • beauty, sexiness, physical appeal
  • kind, type, variety

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Example sentences

このはないろはきれいです。

The color of this flower is beautiful.

きないろなんですか。

What is your favorite color?

そらいろあおい。

The color of the sky is blue.

そのいろわたし似合にあいますか。

Does that color suit me?

いろあかくなった。

The color of the leaves turned red.


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