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?