色んな

Japanese

Etymology

Kanji in this term
いろ
Grade: 2
kun'yomi

/iroiro na//ironna/

Contraction of 色々(いろいろ) (iroiro na, various).

Pronunciation

  • (Tokyo) ろんな [ìróńná] (Heiban – [0])
  • IPA(key): [iɾõ̞nːa̠]

Adnominal

(いろ)んな • (ironna

  1. synonym of 色々な (iroiro na): various

Usage notes

This term may only be used to directly modify a noun; predicative *色ん (*iron da) is incorrect. There is also no adverbial form *色んに (*iron ni).

See also