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青
ao
Description
「青」は空や海のような色です。
"青" is a color like the sky or the sea.
日本語では、青信号や青いりんごのように、緑色のものを「青」と言うこともあります。
In Japanese, "青" can also refer to green things, like a green traffic light or a green apple.
Meanings
青ao
blue (the color)
空の青がとてもきれいです。
The blue of the sky is very beautiful.
青ao
green (for lights, plants, fruit)
信号が青になったら渡ります。
I will cross when the traffic light turns green.
青ao
young, immature, inexperienced (in compounds)
彼はまだ青いところがある。
He still has some immaturity.
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Notes
- Nuance
Traditionally 青 covered both blue and green, so Japanese still calls green lights and unripe fruit 青.
- Etymology
Adjective form is 青い (aoi); often combines as 青空 (blue sky) or 青年 (youth).
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