緑みどり色いろ

also: りょくしょく

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Common wordJLPTN4Freq.FrequencyTop 10,000

Meanings

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noun, noun which may take the genitive case particle 'no'

green; green color

Refers to the color green. Can be used as a noun or adjectivally with の.

緑色Usage98%
- みどりいろ
  Standard kanji spelling; the most common written form.
- りょくしょく
  Alternate on'yomi reading; rarely used in modern Japanese, mostly in technical or formal compound contexts.
みどり色いろUsage1%
Mixed kanji-kana spelling; sometimes used for clarity or in informal writing.
みどりいろUsage1%
翠みどり色いろ
rarely-used kanji form
Rare kanji form using 翠; may appear in literary or poetic contexts.
りょくしょく

青あお
Historically, 青 covered both blue and green in Japanese; 緑色 specifically refers to green as a distinct color.
グリーン
Loanword from English; often used in fashion, design, or as a trendy alternative, but 緑色 is more standard for everyday green.

Compound of 緑 (みどり, 'green') + 色 (いろ, 'color'). The reading りょくしょく is the on'yomi version, rarely used.