English–Japanese
“yellow” in Japanese
How to say “yellow” in Japanese
“Yellow” in Japanese is 黄色い (kiiroi).
Marks a thing as having a color between green and orange, often linked with sunlight and gold.
Example sentences with 黄色い
わたしのくつは黄色いです。wa ta shi no ku tsu wa ki iro i de su
My shoes are yellow.
秋になると、庭の葉が黄色くなります。aki ni na ru to niwa no ha ga ki iro ku na ri ma su
In autumn, the leaves in the garden turn yellow.
Tips for using 黄色い
- In a simple sentence, 黄色い (kiiroi) comes before the noun it describes, while the color noun appears in patterns such as 黄色だ (kiiro da).
Other Japanese words for “yellow”
信号が黄色です。shin gō ga ki iro de su
The traffic light is yellow.
イエローのかばんを使います。i e rō no ka ba n o tsuka i ma su
I use a yellow bag.