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N5Kanji

青

blue; green (traditional). Japanese 青 covers both blue AND green. Traffic lights are called 青 even though they look green!

Readings

On
セイ
Kun
あお(い)

Examples

青い(あおい)、青空(あおぞら)、青年(せいねん)

blue, blue sky, youth/young person

Note

In Japanese, 青 traditionally covers both blue AND green. Traffic lights are called 青 even though they look green!

Questions that use this word

N5 5 · N3 1 · N2 2

From the JLP Quiz question bank — the word in the form it is actually tested in.

  • N3N3 文法

    空が___、真っ青に広がっていた。

    Answer: まるで海のように

  • N5N5 語彙

    「あたまの 上に 広がる ところ」という 意味の ことばは どれですか?

    Answer: 空

  • N5N5 語彙

    「晴れた そらの ような いろ」という 意味の ことばは どれですか?

    Answer: 青い

  • N5N5 漢字

    「青」の よみかたは?

    Answer: あお

  • N5N5 漢字

    「青」の いみは?

    Answer: あおい

  • N5N5 漢字

    「青空」の よみかたは?

    Answer: あおぞら

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