► 副詞
色々 [いろいろ] meaning: various rank: 1
☆ 色々御世話になりました ⇨ You have helped me in many different ways and occasions
☆ 色々考えたが、やはり止めることにした ⇨ I thought about many different scenarios, but in the end I decided not to
☆ 色々試したが、結局元の方法に戻した ⇨ I’ve tried many different ways, but in the end returned to the original way
► 形容動詞
色々 [いろいろ] meaning: various rank: 1
☆ 私は色々な音楽を聴く ⇨ I listen to various kinds of music
☆ 色々な角度から検討する必要がある ⇨ It is necessary to examine from various different angles
More examples:
- 来月は学校で色々な催しが開かれる ⇨ Various events will be held in school next month
- 彼は色々なアルバイトをして食いつないでいる ⇨ He is doing various part-time jobs and making a living
- その節は色々御世話になりました (おせわ) ⇨ You helped me a lot on that occasion, during that time
- 学校から帰る道すがら友達と色々話をした ⇨ I talked with my friend about various things on our way from school
- この現象は色々な条件が複合して起きる ⇨ This phenomenon is caused by combining multiple conditions
- 鎚には色々な種類があって、用途に応じて使い分ける ⇨ There are many different kinds of hammers, and you use an appropriate one depending on the application
- 私はどうしたものかと色々思い巡らした ⇨ I pondered back and forth what I should do
- 一度に色々な事を言われて頭がごちゃごちゃになった ⇨ I was told so many different things all at the same time, and my head go messy. I got very confused
- 若いうちに色々な経験を踏むべきだ ⇨ You should go through many experiences while you are young
- 週末は色々ゴタついて全然休めなかった ⇨ I couldn’t rest at all during the weekend because things came up one after another
- 子供には色々な経験を得させることが大切だ ⇨ It is important to have children gain many different experiences
- 色々な事を取り留めも無く考えているうちに時間が過ぎた ⇨ Time has passed while I was just thinking randomly about various things
- この道具は色々な用途に使える ⇨ This tool can be used for multiple applications
- 彼女の料理は色々な異なる要素を組み合わせている ⇨ Her cuisine mixes a lot of different elements
- 動物の輸入には色々な規制がある ⇨ There are many regulations for importing animals