01
青い
あおい
blue, green
Meanings
- blue
- green
Readings
Onyomi
- セイ
- ショウ
Kunyomi
- あお
- あお-
- あお.い
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Useful words
02
青空
あおぞら
blue sky
03
青年
せいねん
youth, young man
04
青春
せいしゅん
youth, adolescence
05
青信号
あおしんごう
green light
06
真っ青
まっさお
deep blue, pale
Compare Kanji
01赤Pair88%redBlue-green and red are an easy color contrast to keep separate.02緑Meaning86%green緑 narrows the green side that 青 can sometimes cover in Japanese.03色Meaning78%colorColor category 色 helps place 青 among visual adjectives instead of objects.04清Component82%pure, purify清 carries 青 on the right, turning blue-green clarity into clean water imagery.05晴Component78%clear up晴 also uses 青, linking the color to a clear sky after bad weather.06静Component68%quiet静 keeps 青 but shifts from color to calm, a useful change of meaning to notice.