青

音読おんよみ: セイ・ショウ

訓読くんよみ: あお・あお

画数かくすう: 8

部首ぶしゅ: 青(あお)

Meaning

Blue / Green / Youth

  • 青空あおぞら — blue sky
  • 青信号あおしんごう — green traffic light
  • 青年せいねん — young man; youth
  • 青春せいしゅん — youth; springtime of life
  • 青葉あおば — fresh green leaves
  • 青菜あおな — leafy greens
  • あおざめる — to turn pale

“青” does not only mean blue. In Japanese, it often includes what English speakers call green, such as traffic lights and fresh leaves. It is also used metaphorically for youth and inexperience.

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