青あお色いろ

also: せいしょく

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Common wordFreq.FrequencyTop 10,000

Meanings

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

blue; blue color

Refers to the color blue. Can be used as a noun or as a no-adjective to describe something as blue.

青色Usage100%
- あおいろ
  Standard kanji spelling for the common reading あおいろ.
- せいしょく
  Rare on'yomi reading; mostly encountered in technical or formal contexts.
せいしょく

青あお
青 is the more basic and common word for blue, while 青色 is slightly more formal or descriptive, often used to specify the color explicitly.
ブルー
ブルー is a loanword from English, often used in fashion, design, or casual contexts, while 青色 is the native Japanese term.

Compound of 青 (あお, 'blue') and 色 (いろ, 'color'). The reading せいしょく is the on'yomi version, used in some technical terms.