茶色(ちゃいろ)

ちゃいろ
noun, no-adjective
brown
color
1. brown
The color brown, like tea.
茶色(ちゃいろ)の靴(くつ)を買(か)った。
I bought brown shoes.
あの茶色(ちゃいろ)い犬(いぬ)はかわいい。
That brown dog is cute.
秋(あき)になると、葉(は)が茶色(ちゃいろ)くなる。
In autumn, the leaves turn brown.

茶色(ちゃいろ) means brown—literally 'tea color' (茶(ちゃ) = tea + 色(いろ) = color), named after the color of brewed tea.

Forms

  • Noun: 茶色(ちゃいろ) (the color brown)
  • No-adjective: 茶色(ちゃいろ)の + noun
  • I-adjective: 茶色(ちゃいろ)い + noun (colloquial)

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Related Words

Related: 茶色(ちゃいろ)い (brown (i-adjective form))
Compare: 栗色(くりいろ) (chestnut color)
Related: 黒茶(くろちゃ) (dark brown)
Compare: 黒褐色 (dark brown)
Related: 赤(あか) (red)
Related: 赤(あか)い (red)
Related: 青(あお) (blue)
Related: 青(あお)い (blue)
Related: 黄色(きいろ) (yellow)
Related: 黄色(きいろ)い (yellow)
Related: 白(しろ) (white)
Related: 白(しろ)い (white)
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Added 2026.1.11 18:50 · Revised 2026.10.10 4:21
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