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いろいろ

Meanings, readings, and example sentences for the Japanese word いろいろ

色々
色色
Usually kana
Freq #814
1

Adjectival nouns or quasi-adjectives (keiyodoshi); Nouns which may take the genitive case particle 'no'

various; a variety of; all sorts of; many (different)

Examples
いろいろな国へ行ったがやっぱり日本が一番いい。
I've visited many countries, but I like Japan best of all.
2

Adverb (fukushi); Adverb taking the 'to' particle

variously; in various ways; in many ways

Examples
色々と有り難うございます。忘れないように彼はそれを書き留めた。
Thank you very much for everything. He wrote it down lest he should forget it.
3

Common noun; As ...のいろいろ

various things; this and that

Kanji in this Word

6 strokes
Frequency: 621
JLPT N3
Grade 2

Meanings

color

Readings

On — Chinese-derived reading, usually for compounds
ショク
シキ
Kun — Native Japanese reading, usually for standalone words
いろ
Nanori — Specialized readings used in names
しか
しこ
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