色々(いろいろ)

いろいろ
na-adjective, adverb
various, many kinds of
descriptive
1. various, diverse
Of many different kinds.
色々(いろいろ)な人(ひと)がいる。
There are various people.
色々(いろいろ)な料理(りょうり)を食(た)べた。
I ate various dishes.
色々(いろいろ)な国(くに)に行(い)った。
I've been to various countries.
店(みせ)には色々(いろいろ)な商品(しょうひん)がある。
The store has various products.
色々(いろいろ)な意見(いけん)がある。
There are various opinions.
2. in many ways
Adverbially, in various manners.
色々(いろいろ)ありがとうございました。
Thank you for everything.
色々(いろいろ)と考(かんが)えた。
I thought about it in many ways.
色々(いろいろ)と手伝(てつだ)ってくれた。
They helped me in many ways.
色々(いろいろ)大変(たいへん)でしたね。
It must have been hard in many ways.
色々(いろいろ)と調(しら)べている。
I'm researching in many ways.

色々(いろいろ) functions as both a na-adjective and adverb, meaning "various" or "in many ways."

Common patterns

  • 色々(いろいろ)な + noun: various ~ (na-adjective)
  • 色々(いろいろ)と + verb: in many ways (adverb with と)
  • 色々(いろいろ) + verb: in many ways (adverb without と)
  • 色(いろ)んな + noun: casual contraction of 色々(いろいろ)な

Common expressions

Similar words

Writing

Often written in hiragana as いろいろ in casual contexts.

Related Words

Synonym: 様々(さまざま) (various (more formal))
Synonym: 多様(たよう) (diverse, varied)
Synonym: 種々(しゅじゅ) (various kinds (formal))
Compare: 色(いろ)んな (colloquial pre-nominal form)
Compare: 多様(たよう)な (diverse)
Compare: あれこれ (this and that)
Compare: あれやこれや (this and that)
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Added 2026.1.9 17:25 · Revised 2026.9.30 6:14
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