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黄色い (kiiroi)
A1 adjective
🇬🇧 English: yellow
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🇯🇵 Japanese
adjective

黄色い (kiiroi)

Definition

🇬🇧 English

A bright colour like the sun or a lemon. Yellow is between green and orange on the colour spectrum.

Grammar Notes

🇬🇧 English

Adjective. Used before nouns: 'a yellow banana', or after verbs: 'the sun is yellow'. Common collocations: yellow card (football warning), yellow pages (business directory).

Cultural Notes

🇬🇧 English

Yellow is associated with sunshine, happiness, and energy. In football, a yellow card is a warning to a player. 'Yellow journalism' refers to sensational or dishonest reporting. Taxis in New York City are famously yellow.

例文

コーヒーは黄色いカップに入っている。(Kōhī wa kiiroi kappu ni haitte iru.)

"コーヒーは黄色いカップに入っている。(Kōhī wa kiiroi kappu ni haitte iru.)"

🇬🇧 "The coffee is in a yellow cup."

卵は黄色く塗られている。(Tamago wa kiirokunurare te iru.)

"卵は黄色く塗られている。(Tamago wa kiirokunurare te iru.)"

🇬🇧 "The eggs are painted yellow."

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