色 , いろ
iro
JLPT 5
- colour; color
- complexion
- appearance; look
色々 , 色色 , いろいろ
iroiro
JLPT 5
- various
- various colors (colours)
茶色 , ちゃ色 , 茶 , ちゃいろ
chairo
JLPT 5
- light brown; tawny
異色 , いしょく
ishoku
- unique; different color; different colour; novelty
彩 る, 色 , いろどる
irodoru
- to colour; to color; to paint; to make up
緑色 , 翠色 , みどりいろ, りょくしょく, すいしょく
midoriiro, ryokushoku, suishoku
- green; emerald green; green color of new foliage; verdure
顔色 , 顔 , かおいろ, がんしょく
kaoiro, ganshoku
- complexion; one's colour; one's color
- countenance; expression; one's face
玉虫色 , たまむしいろ
tamamushiiro
- iridescent
- equivocal; ambivalent
- variable meaning; weasel-word; chameleonic interpretation
色気 , いろけ
iroke
- colouring; coloring; shade of colour; shade of color
- interest in the opposite sex; sex appeal; sensuality; seductiveness; glamor; glamour; sexual passion
- romance; poetry; charm
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