Kanji Colors

In this lesson, you will explore Japanese a little more.

Kanji Colors

Colors describe many things. Here are kanji for red, blue, white, and black. The new kanji in this lesson are:

黒　赤　白　青

**Kanji Colors**
Kanji	Kun-yomi (Japanese) Reading	On-yomi (Chinese) Reading
黒 (black)	kuro・kuroi 黒 (kuro) = n. black 黒い (kuro-i) = adj. black 黒ねこ (kuro neko) = black cat	koku 黒ばん (koku-ban) = black board
赤 (red)	aka・akai 赤 (aka) = n. red 赤い (aka-i) = adj. red 赤ちゃん (aka-chan) = baby	seki 赤はん (seki han) = rice with red beans
白 (white)	shiro・shiroi 白 (shiro) = n. white 白い (shiro-i) = adj. white 白ねこ (shiro neko) = white cat	haku 白山 (haku san) = Mt. Haku
青 (blue)	ao・aoi 青 (ao) = n. blue 青い (ao-i) = adj. blue 青山 (ao yama) = a Japanese family name	sei 青ねん (sei nen) = youth

Practice Activities: Kanji Colors

Complete the following activities to check your understanding of these new kanji.

Activity 1: Kanji Vocabulary Practice

Activity 2: Reading Practice

Practice reading the following lines until you can read them smoothly. When you turn the card over for this exercise, you can read additional notes about the kanji, but really try to read it without turning it over first! Check your reading accuracy by clicking the audio icon. Below the cards, you can check your understanding of the sentences by completing the activity - see if you can figure out the meaning.

Activity 3: Reading Comprehension

Select the best translation for each sentence.

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