Abstrak   Makna kanyouku atau idiom penting untuk dipahami pembelajar bahasa Jepang, namun penelitian mengenai kanyouku yang khusus berkaitan dengan warna masih terbatas. Penelitian ini menganalisis kankyouku bahasa Jepang yang berkaitan dengan warna  menggunakan teori linguistik kognitif. Hasil penelitian menunjukkan bahwa; (1) makna leksikal warna dalam kanyouku diartikan sesuai makna asli warna berdasarkan referensi kamus. Makna idiomatikal warna merupakan makna khusus dan berbeda dari makna leksikal; (2) terdapat hubungan antara makna leksikal dan makna idiomatikal secara metafora 12 kanyouku, dan metonimi 6 kanyouku; (3) Ciri khas makna warna dalam kanyouku yaitu, merah (warna yang tegas, peringatan bahaya, rasa malu), biru (pengganti warna hijau, muda, dan menunjukkan kondisi seseorang melalui ciri-ciri fisiknya), kuning (warna yang terang dan menyilaukan, peringatan keselamatan, usia muda dan kurang berpengalaman), hitam (warna gelap, tindakan yang jahat, penanda kehidupan), putih (warna yang bersih, hal yang benar, hambar, kurang senang), hitam putih (warna yang bertolak belakang, perumpamaan benar atau salah).   Kata kunci: makna kanyouku, warna, linguistik kognitif, metafora, metonimi   Abstract Kanyouku or idiom meaning is important to be understood by Japanese language learner. However, research about kanyouku, which especially relates to the color, is still limited. In this paper, we analyzed Japanese kanyoku using colours based on the theory of cognitive linguistics. The result showed several points: (1) the lexical meaning of color in kanyouku are defined according to the original meaning of color based on the dictionary reference. The idiomatical meaning of color is a particular meaning that appears to be different from the lexical meaning; (2) there are some connections between lexical meaning and idiomatical meaning. There are 12 meanings metaphorically and 6 meaning metonimycally; (3) Characteristic meaning of color in kanyouku is red (bold color, shame, etc.), blue (a substitute for green color, young, etc.), yellow (bright and dazzling color, young age and inexperienced, etc.), black (dark color, sign of life, etc.), white (clear color, tasteless, etc.), and black and white (contrasting color, parable of right and wrong). Keywords: idiom meaning, color, cognitive linguistics, metaphor, metonymy