Learn the Colors in Japanese

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Namiko Abe
Namiko Abe
Japanese Language Expert
  • B.A., Kwansei Gakuin University

Namiko Abe is a Japanese language teacher and translator, as well as a Japanese calligraphy expert. She has been a writer for nearly 20 years.

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Updated on May 05, 2019

In Japanese, all colors are treated as nouns, unlike English, which also considers colors to be adjectives.

Common Colors and Phrases

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