色

How to remember it

Think of "iro" as "iris" — the colored part of your eye.

Example sentences

• この色が好きです。

  このいろがすきです。

  I like this color.

• 何色ですか。

  なんいろですか。

  What color is it?

Usage

Also figuratively means "kind/type" or a romantic nuance.

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