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色んな (いろんな) Japanese meaning | Kotomora

色いろんな

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Common wordFreq.FrequencyTop 2,000

Meanings

1

pre-noun adjectival

various; all sorts of; many different

usually written using kana alonecolloquial

Colloquial pre-noun adjectival; used before nouns to mean 'various kinds of' or 'many different'. Similar to いろいろな but more casual and spoken.

See also: いろいろ

この店みせには色いろんな種しゅ類るいのパンが

ある

。

This shop has various kinds of bread.

旅りょ行こうで色いろんな所ところに行いった。

I went to many different places on my trip.

Written forms

色いろんなUsage13%
Kanji spelling is common and recognized, but the word is usually written in kana.
いろんなUsage87%
Kana spelling is the most common and recommended for learners.

Kanji

色color

Similar words

いろいろ
いろいろ is a na-adjective or adverb meaning 'various', used in both formal and casual contexts. 色んな is a colloquial pre-noun adjectival form, more casual and only used before nouns.

Etymology

Colloquial contraction of いろいろな (various). The kanji 色 (color/variety) is used for its meaning, but the word is usually written in kana.