ブルー

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Common wordJLPTN1Freq.FrequencyTop 5,000

Meanings

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

Used as a noun or with の to describe something blue. Common in fashion, design, and everyday color terms.

Colloquial な-adjective meaning feeling sad or depressed, similar to English 'feeling blue'. Often used in casual conversation.

〈物もの〉がブルーだ(something) is blue
彼かの女じょの車くるまはブルーだ。
Her car is blue.
気き分ぶんがブルーになるto start feeling blue/depressed
雨あめの日ひはいつも気き分ぶんがブルーになる。
I always feel blue on rainy days.
ブルーの〈物もの〉a blue (colored) ~
ブルーのシャツを買かった。
I bought a blue shirt.
ブルーな〈事こと〉a gloomy/depressing (situation, mood, etc.)
月げつ曜よう日びはブルーな気き持もちになる。
I get a gloomy feeling on Mondays.

青あおN5sense 1
青 is the native Japanese word for blue used in formal and traditional contexts, while ブルー is a modern loanword often used in fashion and casual speech.
憂ゆう鬱うつN2sense 2
憂鬱 is a formal, literary word for deep melancholy, while ブルー is a light, casual way to say you feel down.
コバルトブルー
ブルー is the generic word for blue, while コバルトブルー names a specific vivid, deep shade often used in art and design.
青あお色いろ
ブルー is an English loanword for blue often used in fashion or design contexts, while 青色 is the native Japanese term for the same color.

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Loanword from English 'blue', adopted into Japanese with the same color and emotional meanings.