色(いろ)んな

いろんな
adjectival noun
various, all sorts of
1. various, all sorts of
Colloquial form of いろいろな. Used to describe many different kinds.
色(いろ)んな人(ひと)がいる。
There are various people.
色(いろ)んな経験(けいけん)をした。
I had various experiences.
色(いろ)んな国(くに)に行(い)った。
I went to various countries.
この店(みせ)には色(いろ)んな種類(しゅるい)のパンがある。
This shop has various kinds of bread.
子(こ)どもの頃(ころ)は色(いろ)んなことに興味(きょうみ)があった。
When I was a child, I was interested in all sorts of things.

色(いろ)んな is a colloquial contraction of いろいろな (various). Extremely common in spoken Japanese.

FORMALITY LEVELS:

  • いろいろな: standard/formal (writing, polite speech)
  • 色(いろ)んな: casual/colloquial (conversation, informal writing)
  • いろんな: same word without kanji (also common)

GRAMMAR:

色(いろ)んな is a pre-noun modifier only. It always precedes a noun and cannot be used as a predicate. Use いろいろだ for the predicative form.

COMMON COLLOCATIONS:

Related Words

Contrast: 色々
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Added 2026.1.11 19:41 · Revised 2026.5.23 23:14
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