More Colors

In the previous post, we learned six colors in the Japanese language from Kamen Rider OOO.

Kanji	Hiragana/Katakana	Romaji	English
色	いろ	Iro	Colors
緑	みどり	Midori	Green
黄	き	Ki	Yellow
灰色	はいいろ	Haiiro	Grey
青	あお	Ao	Blue
赤	あか	Aka	Red
紫	むらさき	Murasaki	Purple

Red-Haired Shanks

However, there are more colors to know.  I find that characters in One Piece have hair that helps me learn and remember the colors.  First, is Red-Haired Shanks, 赤髪のシャンクス (akaigami no shankusu).  I also learn that 髪 or かみ (kami) also mean hair on the head.  かみ can mean many things actually, but the three most used meanings would be God, 神, paper 紙, and hair 髪.

Whitebeard and Marco

And there is Whitebeard, 白ひげ (shirohige).  We will know that white is 白 or しろ (shiro) and ひげ here is translated as beard, although it is actually Whitebeard’s mustache that is white.  ひげ however, can mean mustache, beard, whiskers, or sideburns.

Blackbeard

Brownbeard

There are two more “beard” characters, the big villain, Blackbeard, 黒ひげ (kurohige) and the less famous Brownbeard, 茶ひげ (chahige).  Since ひげ (hige) is facial hairs, 黒 or くろ(kuro) is black while 茶 or ちゃ (cha) means brown.    茶 or ちゃ (cha) can mean tea as well.

Straw Hat Pirates

Some of the crew members of the Straw Hat Pirates have colored hair.  Nami’s hair color is orange, オレンジ色 (orenjiiro), Zoro’s hair is green, 緑 or みどり (midori), and Sanji’s hair is blonde, ブロンド (burondo).  

Akumu Chan

There’s a Japanese Drama that Keiko Kitagawa (北川景子) acted in, titled My Little Nightmare, 悪夢ちゃん (akumuchan).  After the drama ended, a movie was released and the main soundtrack was a song by the Japanese female idol group Momoiro Clover Z, ももいろクローバーZ (momoiro kurouba z).   The name of this group help me learn and remember the word for pink, 桃色 or ももいろ (momoiro).  I also learn that 悪夢 or あくむ (akumu) mean nightmare.

Momoiro Clover Z

Kanji	Hiragana/Katakana	Romaji	English
白	しろ	Shiro	White
黒	くろ	Kuro	Black
茶	ちゃ	Cha	Brown
	オレンジ色	Orenjiiro	Orange
青	ブロンド	Burondo	Blonde
桃色	ももいろ	Momoiro	Pink

Kanji	Hiragana	Romaji	English
髪	かみ	Kami	Hair
神	かみ	Kami	God
紙	かみ	Kami	Paper
	ひげ	Hige	Mustache, beard, whiskers, sideburns
茶	ちゃ	Cha	Tea
悪夢	あくむ	Akumu	Nightmare

This post covers most of the important colors and also some other words.  Happy learning.

Colors and Animals

When I watch Kamen Rider OOO some time ago, although I did not really know much Japanese language, after finish watching the series, I find myself remembering many animals in Japanese. This is due to Kamen Rider OOO uses the powers of different animals in various combinations.

Kamen Rider OOO Tatoba Comba

In this series, the five Greed and their medals play an important role.  Each medal carries the power of an animal.  Hino Eiji, the Kamen Rider OOO can use the medals to transform into different forms, using different medals combination of the head, arms, and legs.  The default Tatoba Combo uses the head of a Hawk, arms of the Tiger, and legs of the Grasshopper.

Gatakiriba Combo

When using only one Greed’s medals, OOO can transform into a more powerful combo.  Each Greed has a particular theme of animals.  The Green, 緑 orみどり (midori) medals belong to Uva, who has powers of insects, 昆虫 orこんちゅう (konchuu).  By using three of Uva’s medals, OOO will transform into the Gatakiriba combo.  This combo has the head of a Stag beetle, 鍬形虫 orクワガタムシ (kuwagatamushi), arms of a Praying Mantis, 螳螂 or カマキリ(kamakiri), and legs of a Grasshopper, 飛蝗 or バッタ (batta).

Latorartar Combo

The yellow, 黄 orき (ki) medals belong to Kazari, who possesses the power of felines.  It allows OOO to transform into the Latorartar combo, having the head of a Lion, ライオン (raion), the arms of a Tiger, 虎 or トラ (tora), and the legs of a Cheetah, チータ (chita).

Sagozou Combo

The gray, 灰色 or はいいろ (haiiro) medals is Gamel’s, who possesses the power of heavy animals.  The Sagozou combo has the head of a Rhinoceros, 犀 or サイ (sai), arms of a Gorilla, ゴリラ (gorira), and legs of an Elephant, 象 or ゾウ (zou).

Shauta Combo

The blue, 青 or あお (ao) medals belong to Mezool, the only female Greed who possesses the powers of sea creatures.  The Shauta combo has the head of a Killer Whale, 鯱 or シャチ (shachi), arms of Electric Eels, 電気ウナギ (denki unagi), and legs of an Octopus, 蛸 or タコ (tako).

Tajadol Combo

Using Ankh’s red, 赤 or あか (aka) medals, OOO can transform into the more powerful Tajadol combo, which has the motif of a Phoenix, フェニックス (fenikkusu) and possesses the powers of birds.  Tajadol combo has the head of a Hawk, 鷹 or タカ (taka), arms of Peacock, 孔雀 or クジャク (kujaku), and Legs of Condor, コンドル (kondoru).  OOO eventually gain its ultimate combo, using the purple, 紫 or むらさき (murasaki) medals of dinosaur powers.  These two are the only combos that enable OOO to have the power of flight.

Ultimate Combo

Kanji	Hiragana/Katakana	Romaji	English
色	いろ	Iro	Colors
緑	みどり	Midori	Green
黄	き	Ki	Yellow
灰色	はいいろ	Haiiro	Grey
青	あお	Ao	Blue
赤	あか	Aka	Red
紫	むらさき	Murasaki	Purple

動物	どうぶつ	Doubutsu	Animals
昆虫	こんちゅう	Konchuu	Insect
鍬形虫	クワガタムシ	Kuwagatamushi	Stag beetle
螳螂	カマキリ	Kamakiri	Praying Mantis
飛蝗	バッタ	Batta	Grasshopper
	ライオン	Raion	Lion
虎	トラ	Tora	Tiger
	チータ	Chita	Cheetah
犀	サイ	Sai	Rhinoceros
	ゴリラ	Gorira	Gorilla
象	ゾウ	Zou	Elephant
鯱	シャチ	Shachi	Killer Whale
	電気ウナギ	Denki Unagi	Electric Eel
鰻	ウナギ	Unagi	Eel
蛸	タコ	Tako	Octopus
	フェニックス	Fenikkusu	Phoenix
鷹	タカ	Taka	Hawk
孔雀	クジャク	Kujaku	Peacock
	コンドル	Kondoru	Condor

Watching this series is really a good way to learn or revise animals' name.  In this post, we also learn some colors.  We will learn more colors in the next post.