Every colors word on the JLPT lists with its reading and meaning, the beginner ones in a real sentence. Filter it, flip it into flashcards, or carry it on your Lock Screen with Lock&Learn Japanese.
The color words of Japanese, from the basic red, blue, white and black to the rarer shades that appear higher up the JLPT lists, each with its reading and meaning.
In Lock&Learn Japanese these words sit in their level packs (JLPT N5, JLPT N3, JLPT N2, JLPT N1), one per glance on the widget: a word waits in kanji, the way the test shows it; one tap reveals the reading, the meaning and a real sentence. JLPT N5 is free; every other pack opens with a free preview and another word unlocks daily.
Type to filter by word, reading or meaning. Flashcards hides the reading and the meaning until you tap a row; Shuffle deals the list in a new order.
| Word | Reading | Meaning | Level | Example |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ้ | ใใ | blue color | JLPT N5 | ็ฉบใฏ้ใใงใใใใใฏใใใใงใใThe sky is blue. |
| ้ใ | ใใใ | blue | JLPT N5 | ็ฉบใ้ใใงใใใใใใใใใงใใThe sky is blue. |
| ่ตค | ใใ | red color | JLPT N5 | ใใใใฏ่ตคใใงใใใใใใฏใใใใงใใThe apple is red. |
| ่ตคใ | ใใใ | red | JLPT N5 | ่ตคใ่ปใฏใใใงใใใใใใใใพใฏใใใงใใThat car over there is red. |
| ่ฒ | ใใ | color | JLPT N5 | ใใฎ่ฒใฏๅฅฝใใงใใใใฎใใใฏใใใงใใI like this color. |
| ้ป่ฒ | ใใใ | the color yellow | JLPT N5 | ใใฎ่ฑใฏ้ป่ฒใงใใใใฎใฏใชใฏใใใใงใใThis flower is yellow. |
| ้ป่ฒใ | ใใใใ | yellow color | JLPT N5 | ้ป่ฒใ่ฑใใใใใงใใใใใใใฏใชใใใใใงใใThe yellow flower is beautiful. |
| ้ป | ใใ | the color black | JLPT N5 | ใใฎ็ซใฏ้ปใงใใใใฎใญใใฏใใใงใใThis cat is black. |
| ้ปใ | ใใใ | black colored | JLPT N5 | ใใฎ้ปใ่ปใฏๆฐใใใงใใใใฎใใใใใใพใฏใใใใใใงใใThat black car is new. |
| ็ฝ | ใใ | white | JLPT N5 | ็ฝใฏๆใใ่ฒใงใใใใใฏใใใใใใใงใใWhite is a bright color. |
| ็ฝใ | ใใใ | white | JLPT N5 | ็ฝใใทใฃใใ็ใพใใใใใใใใคใใใพใใI will wear a white shirt. |
| ่ถ่ฒ | ใกใใใ | brown color | JLPT N5 | ใใใใฎใใคใฏ่ถ่ฒใงใใใใใใฎใใคใฏใกใใใใงใใMy shoes are brown. |
| ็ท | ใฟใฉใ | green color | JLPT N5 | ๅ ฌๅใฎ็ทใใใใใงใใใใใใใฎใฟใฉใใใใใใงใใThe greenery in the park is beautiful. |
| ็ใฃ่ตค | ใพใฃใ | deep red | JLPT N3 | |
| ่ฒ | ใใใ | color | JLPT N2 | |
| ็ดบ | ใใ | navy blue | JLPT N2 | |
| ่ถ่ฒใ | ใกใใใใ | brown colored | JLPT N2 | |
| ็ฐ่ฒ | ใฏใใใ | grey color | JLPT N2 | |
| ใใณใฏ | pink color | JLPT N2 | ||
| ็ใฃ้ป | ใพใฃใใ | pitch black | JLPT N2 | |
| ็ใฃ้ | ใพใฃใใ | deep blue | JLPT N2 | |
| ็ใฃ็ฝ | ใพใฃใใ | pure white | JLPT N2 | |
| ็ดซ | ใใใใ | purple color | JLPT N2 | |
| ็ฆใ่ถ | ใใใกใ | dark brown color | JLPT N1 | |
| ่ฒๅฝฉ | ใใใใ | color; hue; coloration | JLPT N1 | |
| ใฐใฌใผ | gray color | JLPT N1 |
Word lists: the widely used JLPT N5 to N1 sets after Jonathan Waller's tanos.co.uk lists (the JLPT publishes no official lists). Definitions adapted from JMdict by the EDRDG, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0. Example sentences are original Lock&Learn content.
The table lists every color word on the JLPT vocabulary lists, 26 in all, beginner colors first. Each shows the word, its reading and its English meaning, and the beginner-level words come with a real sentence.
13 from JLPT N5, 1 from JLPT N3, 9 from JLPT N2, 3 from JLPT N1. The level chip on each row says where the word sits, so you can stop at your level or read ahead. Beginner-level words carry a real example sentence; the rest show word, reading and meaning, with their sentences in the app.
Install Lock&Learn Japanese, then touch and hold your Lock Screen, tap Customize, tap the widget area and choose Lock&Learn Japanese. Enable the level packs these words come from (JLPT N5, JLPT N3, JLPT N2 and more). A word waits in kanji, the way the test shows it; one tap reveals the reading, the meaning and a real sentence.
Yes. The app is free on iOS: JLPT N5 is free, every other pack opens with a free preview, and another word unlocks daily. Lock&Learn+ is an optional upgrade that opens every pack at once, offered as a yearly plan or a one-time lifetime purchase.