In Japanese, all colors are treated as nouns, unlike English (Colors are treated as adjectives or nouns in English). Click here to see how to write the colors of the rainbow in kanji. Please check out my article, "Japanese Conception of Red".
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| iro 色 | colors |
| ao 青 | blue |
| aka 赤 | red |
| chairo 茶色 | brown |
| daidaiiro 橙色 | orange |
| haiiro 灰色 | grey |
| kiiro 黄色 | yellow |
| kimidori 黄緑 | light green |
| kuro 黒 | black |
| midori 緑 | green |
| mizuiro 水色 | light blue |
| momoiro 桃色 | pink |
| murasaki 紫 | purple |
| shiro 白 | white |
| Sukina iro wa nan desu ka. 好きな色は何ですか。 | What is your favorite color? |
