I Love Kanji茶色い (chairoi)
茶色い (ちゃいろい, chairoi) is a Japanese い-adjective meaning “light brown; tawny”. It appears in JLPT N2 vocabulary lists.
- Reading
- ちゃいろい
- Romaji
- chairoi
- Word class
- い-adjective
- Level
- JLPT N2 (unofficial)
Meaning
- light brown; tawny · い-adjective
Example sentences
Sentences from the Tatoeba project, linked to this word in JMdict.
Conjugation of 茶色い
い-adjective. Plain and polite forms below; try any other word in the Japanese verb conjugator.
| Form | Japanese | Reading |
|---|---|---|
| Present | 茶色い | ちゃいろい chairoi |
| Negative | 茶色くない | ちゃいろくない chairokunai |
| Past | 茶色かった | ちゃいろかった chairokatta |
| Negative past | 茶色くなかった | ちゃいろくなかった chairokunakatta |
| Te-form | 茶色くて | ちゃいろくて chairokute |
| Adverb (~ku) | 茶色く | ちゃいろく chairoku |
| Conditional (~ba) | 茶色ければ | ちゃいろければ chairokereba |
Kanji in 茶色い
Related words
Other vocabulary sharing a kanji with 茶色い.
お茶おちゃtea (esp. green or barley)紅茶こうちゃblack tea茶色ちゃいろbrown茶碗ちゃわんrice bowl喫茶店きっさてんcoffee shop茶ちゃtea無茶むちゃabsurd茶の間ちゃのま(Japanese-style) living room茶の湯ちゃのゆtea ceremony無茶苦茶むちゃくちゃnonsensical焦げ茶こげちゃdark brown色いろcolour色々いろいろvarious黄色きいろyellow
Source: JMdict entry 1983730 (EDRDG, CC BY-SA 4.0). Level: unofficial JLPT list – how levels are assigned.