き
黄
いろ
色

noun, takes genitive case の, adjectival noun or quasi-adjective

  1. yellow, amber.

Variations

Pronunciation Kanji Kana Is Common
き
黄
いろ
色
 黄色 きいろ ✔
こう
黄
しょく
色
 黄色 こうしょく
おう
黄
しょく
色
 黄色 おうしょく

Contained Kanji Breakdown

yellow
き　オウ　コウ (2nd, N2)
twenty(廿) variant
wherefore, a reason
ユウ　ユ　ユイ (3rd, N3)
day, sun, Japan
ひ　にっ　ニチ (1st, N5)
number one, line, rod radical (no. 2)
コン　シ　ジョ
eight, eight radical (no. 12)
ハチ　や　はっ (1st, N5)
color
いろ　ショク　シキ (2nd, N4)
knife, wrapping enclosure(勹) variant
comma-design
ともえ　ハ　うずまき (Kentei Pre-1, N1)
sign of the snake or serpent, 9-11AM, sixth sign of Chinese zodiac
み　シ (Kentei Pre-1, N1)
self
コ　おのれ　キ (6th, N1)