青せい緑りょく色しょく

also: あおみどりいろ

Meanings

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

bluish green; turquoise; aqua

Describes a color between blue and green, like turquoise or aqua. Used as a noun or with の to modify another noun.

彼かの女じょは青あお緑みどり色いろのドレスを着きていた。
She was wearing a bluish-green dress.
この絵えの具ぐを混まぜると、きれいな青あお緑みどり色いろになる。
Mixing these paints produces a beautiful turquoise color.

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Kanji

青blue, green
緑green
色color

Related words

青あお
青 is a broader term for blue (and sometimes green in traditional contexts), while 青緑色 specifically refers to a blue-green shade.
緑みどり
緑 means green; 青緑色 is a mix of blue and green, leaning more toward blue than pure green.
ターコイズ
ターコイズ is a loanword for turquoise, often used in fashion or design; 青緑色 is the native Japanese term and can cover a wider range of blue-green hues.

Written forms

青緑色
- あおみどりいろ
  Standard kanji spelling; the reading あおみどりいろ is the most common and intuitive.
- せいりょくしょく
  Sino-Japanese reading; less common in everyday speech but may appear in formal or technical contexts.
あおみどりいろ

Etymology

Compound of 青 (blue) + 緑 (green) + 色 (color), literally 'blue-green color'. The Sino-Japanese reading せいりょくしょく follows the on'yomi of each character.