► 名詞
青 [(1)あお] meaning: blue rank: 1
☆ 日本では信号は緑ではなく青だ ⇨ In Japan traffic signal is blue, instead of green (☛ Comes from a fact that in old Japanese green was considered a shade of blue and there was no separate word for green)
青 [(1)あお] meaning: green rank: 3
☆ 青野菜 ⇨ Green vegetables (☛ Comes from a fact that in old Japanese green was considered a shade of blue and there was no separate word for green)
More examples:
- 蠍の刺青 ⇨ A scorpion tattoo
- お前みたいな青二才に意見される覚えはない ⇨ I don’t need an opinion of an inexperienced one like you
- 赤いドレスのほうが青いのより良い ⇨ The red dress is better than the blue one
- 青酸カリの致死量 ⇨ The lethal dosage of cyanide
- 青春時代の追憶 ⇨ The memories of younger days
- 彼は大失敗に気が付いて青くなった ⇨ He turned pale when he realized the he had made a critical mistake
- 青春を謳歌する若者達 ⇨ Young people who are radiating the joy of youth
- 失敗に気がついて彼は真っ青になった ⇨ He realized his mistake and he became completely blue, pale
- 青春ドラマ ⇨ An adolescent, coming-of-age, drama
- りんごは青森の特産品だ ⇨ Apples are a famous product of Aomori
- 青い空 ⇨ Blue sky
- 彼女の目は青い ⇨ Her eyes are blue
- 青春よ、戻ってきてくれ！ ⇨ My days of youth, please come back!
- 青春群像劇 ⇨ A drama about lives of various young people
- 彼女には青が似合う ⇨ Blue looks good on her