Japanese House Colors

Grey and neutrals are widely used everywhere in the rooms so the result is a calming soothing modern space.

Japanese house colors. The above is the word list commonly used to describe japanese colors. Wall stickers are called ウォールステッカー wo ru sutika in japanese. However it has been proposed that these terms originally referred to. The earliest written history of japan which was a mix of fact and mythology mentions the four oldest color terms in the japanese language.

You can find them on amazon and. The words orange blue and purple were all created more recently to. The color scheme of most japanese style rooms tend to natural browns and tans. Without much square footage this largely wood paneled home manages to make space for every essential part of a house without wasting any area.

Japanese culture is known to praise efficiency which comes forth in many different ways. Don t forget of houseplants to bring more nature inside. If this is not your style you can spruce things up with wall stickers. And if you want to study more vocabulary about colors in japanese and also how to read them in japanese make sure you check out this page talking about more colors.

Instead of being based on 7 basic colors red orange yellow green blue indigo and violet the japanese color system is thought of in different spectrums. Japanese homes are usually decorated in natural colors which are derived from the browns of wooden elements and the greens of plants. The traditional colors of japan trace their historical origins to the twelve level cap and rank system which was established in 603 by prince shōtoku and based on the five chinese elements in this system rank and social hierarchy were displayed and determined by certain colors. Wall stickers brighten up this traditional japanese style room.

While learning colors in english may be as simple as roygbiv things in japanese are a little different of course. Off white gray brown and black are the principle colors of japanese design. I will continue to collect more color words and add them to the above list. One of the most obvious that these photos explore is the way in which a traditional japanese house is situated.

Learn basic japanese language vocabulary for colors including audio files characters and english translation.