JLPT N2 · Noun

灰色 (haiiro)

灰色 (はいいろ, haiiro) is a Japanese noun meaning “grey; gray”. It appears in JLPT N2 vocabulary lists and is marked as a common word in JMdict.

Reading: はいいろ
Romaji: haiiro
Word class: Noun
Level: JLPT N2 (unofficial)

Meaning

grey; gray; ashen · noun, noun taking の

Example sentences

私の父は青と灰色のネクタイを持っている。

My father has a blue and gray tie.

Tatoeba #162811

Sentences from the Tatoeba project, linked to this word in JMdict.

Kanji in 灰色

ashes, puckery juice, cremateカイ・はい · 6 strokes

colorショク・シキ・いろ · 6 strokes

Related words

Other vocabulary sharing a kanji with 灰色.

灰皿はいざらashtray灰はいash色いろcolour色々いろいろvarious黄色きいろyellow茶色ちゃいろbrown黄色いきいろいyellow景色けしきscenery特色とくしょくcharacteristic色しょくcounter for colours茶色いちゃいろいlight brown色彩しきさいcolour音色ねいろtone color脚色きゃくしょくdramatization (e.g. of a novel)

Source: JMdict entry 1201970 (EDRDG, CC BY-SA 4.0). Level: unofficial JLPT list – how levels are assigned.