何色

Japanese

Etymology 1
Kanji in this term
何 色
なん
Grade: 2		 しょく
Grade: 2
kun’yomi kan’on

Pronunciation
  • (Tokyo) な​んしょく [náꜜǹshòkù] (Atamadaka – [1])
  • IPA(key): [nã̠ɰ̃ɕo̞kɯ̟ᵝ]

Pronoun

何(なん)色(しょく) • (nanshoku) ←なんしよく (nansyoku)?

  1. how many colors
    虹(にじ)は何色(なんしょく)ですか？
    Niji wa nanshoku desu ka?
    How many colors does a rainbow have?
  2. (with も) many colors
    何色(なんしょく)もの絵(え)の具(ぐ)を混(ま)ぜた。
    Nanshoku mo no enogu o mazeta.
    I mixed paints of many colors.
  3. (with か) a few colors

Etymology 2
Kanji in this term
何 色
なに
Grade: 2		 いろ
Grade: 2
kun’yomi

Pronunciation
  • (Tokyo) なにいろ [nànííró] (Heiban – [0])
  • IPA(key): [na̠ɲ̟iiɾo̞]

Pronoun

何(なに)色(いろ) • (naniiro) ←なにいろ (naniiro)?

  1. what color
    空(そら)は何色(なにいろ)か
    sora wa naniiro ka
    What color is the sky?
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