Meet 黄 in everyday colors and the word for gold. Learn each reading as part of a word.
The idea
黄 has 11 strokes; use the linked diagram to trace them. 黄色い（きいろい） is an i-adjective; 黄色（きいろ） is a color noun. 黄金（おうごん） means gold, while 黄金色（こがねいろ） means golden in color.
Examples
- 黄色い花が咲いています。The yellow flower is blooming.
- 黄色い傘を買いました。I bought a yellow umbrella.
- このかばんは黄色です。This bag is yellow.
- 葉が黄色くなりました。The leaves have turned yellow.
- 壁を黄色に塗りました。I painted the wall yellow.
- 畑が夕日に黄金色に輝いています。The fields shine golden in the evening sun.
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Watch out
Before a noun use 黄色い or 黄色の; 黄色 alone does not directly modify it. The reading of 黄金色 is こがねいろ here, not おうごんいろ.
Try it yourself
Write the reading of 黄色い in hiragana.
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きいろい
黄色い is きいろい. Its final い belongs to the adjective; 黄色 is きいろ.
Write the reading of 黄金 in hiragana.
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おうごん
黄金 is おうごん, meaning gold. Learn the compound as a whole; 黄金色 can be read こがねいろ.
Choose the missing kanji: ＿色（きいろ）［黄／青］.
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黄
黄 completes 黄色（きいろ）, yellow. 青 would make 青色, a different color.
Practice round
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Write the reading of 黄色い in hiragana.
Write the reading of 黄金 in hiragana.
Choose the missing kanji: ＿色（きいろ）［黄／青］.
Tap the words in the right order.
Tap the words in the right order.
Tap the words in the right order.
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Write 黄 following the diagram. Cover the readings, read 黄色い and 黄金, then describe something yellow.