色

• 読み: いろ
• ローマ字: iro
• 漢字の分解: 色 (shoku/iro) — colour, appearance
• 発音: /i.ɾo/

意味

Colour; hue; tint; shade. The general word for colour in Japanese.

Used both as a standalone noun and as a suffix in colour names: 赤い (red) → 赤色 (the colour red). Also used figuratively to mean 'type' or 'variety' as in 色々 (iroiro, various). In traditional Japanese culture, colours carry deep symbolic meaning.

例文

1. 好きな色は何ですか。
2. この服は色がきれいですね。
3. 色々な料理を食べてみたい。

使い方ガイド

場面: shopping, art, daily life

トーン: neutral

起源と歴史

The kanji 色 originally depicted a person kneeling over another, associated with beauty and appearance. The meaning shifted from 'complexion/appearance' to 'colour' in general.

文化的背景

時代: Ancient

世代: All ages

社会的背景: Universal