Word Meaning 七色

なないろ nanairo

七色 is read as なないろ (nanairo) and means blend of seven spices (cayenne, sesame, Japanese pepper, citrus peel, etc.).

Meaning

English

blend of seven spices (cayenne, sesame, Japanese pepper, citrus peel, etc.)
seven colours (of the rainbow)
prismatic colors

Reading

Kana

なないろ

Romaji

nanairo

Writing Variants

七色しちしょく shichishoku

Stroke Sequence

2 Characters • 8 Total Strokes

Study Signals and Categories

JLPT N4 Jōyō Grade 2 Kanken 9級 Related Words 虹 Rank 8375 Priority B

Related Vocabulary

Max. 12

七色唐辛子

なないろとうがらし

blend of seven spices (cayenne, sesame, Japanese pepper, citrus peel, etc.)

七夕

たなばた

Star Festival (held in July or August)

七三分け

しちさんわけ

side parting

七分三分

しちぶさんぶ

seven to three (chances)

七方出

しちほうで

seven disguises of the ninja

七分

しちぶ

seven hundreds

七分

しちぶん

type of baggy tobi trousers with the baggy part taking up seven-tenths of the full length of the trouser leg

七事

しちじ

seven tea ceremony procedures of the Senke school

七言

しちごん

Chinese poem with seven characters per line

金色

きんいろ

gold (colour, color)

音色

ねいろ

tone color

赤色

せきしょく

communism

Example Sentences

虹には七色があります。

A rainbow has seven colors.