celadon porcelain
Refers to the type of pottery with a pale green glaze, originally from China, and also the color itself. The reading あおじ is less common and may be encountered in older or specialized contexts.
This museum displays a beautiful celadon vase.
The celadon-colored kimono suited her very well.
celadon green; pale sea-green
Standard kanji form for celadon porcelain.
Rarely used kanji form; 瓷 is an older variant of 磁.
Kana spelling is acceptable, especially in contexts where the kanji might be unfamiliar.
From Chinese 青瓷 (qīngcí), meaning 'green porcelain'. The kanji 磁 originally referred to porcelain stone, and 青瓷 is a variant using 瓷 (porcelain). The reading せいじ is the on'yomi, while あおじ is a kun'yomi-based reading that is less common.