青あお色いろ

also: せいしょく

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Common wordFreq.FrequencyTop 10,000

Meanings

1

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.

彼かれは青あお色いろのシャツを着きている。

He is wearing a blue shirt.

〈物もの〉を青あお色いろに塗ぬるto paint something blue
壁かべを青あお色いろに塗ぬった。
I painted the wall blue.
〈物もの〉は青あお色いろをしているsomething is blue (in color)
その花はなは青あお色いろをしている。
That flower is blue in color.

青あおN5
青 is the everyday, basic word for blue, while 青色 is a slightly more explicit or formal way to name the color.
ブルーN1
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.

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

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.

青あお色いろ発はっ光こうダイオード

blue light-emitting diode; blue LED