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深青 (ふかあお) Japanese meaning | Kotomora

深ふか青あお

Meanings

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noun

dark blue; deep blue; navy blue

Refers to a deep, dark shade of blue, similar to navy blue. Used as a noun to describe the color itself.

彼かれは深ふか青あおのスーツを着きていた。
He was wearing a dark blue suit.
この絵えの深ふか青あおがとても美うつくしい。
The deep blue in this painting is very beautiful.

Written forms

深ふか青あお
Standard kanji spelling for the color 'dark blue'.
深ふか蒼あお
Alternate kanji spelling using 蒼, which can also mean 'blue' or 'greenish-blue'; less common than 深青.

Kanji

深deep, heighten, intensify
青blue, green
蒼blue, pale

Similar words

紺こん
紺 is a more common word for 'navy blue' or 'dark blue', often used in clothing. 深青 is a less common, more descriptive term.
青あお
青 is the general word for 'blue', while 深青 specifically means a dark or deep shade of blue.

Etymology

Compound of 深 (fuka, 'deep') + 青 (ao, 'blue'). The reading ふかあお is a straightforward combination of the kun'yomi readings of the two kanji.