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：2026/01/08
青
Hiragana
あお
Noun
dated
abbreviation
alt-of
Japanese Meaning
青（あお）は、光の三原色の一つであり、空や海のような色を指す名詞。日本語では、青から緑にかけての範囲の色を含むことが多い。 / 「青信号」のように、交通信号で進行を示す緑色を指す言い方としても用いられる。 / 未熟さ・若さを比喩的に表す語（例：青二才）。
Easy Japanese Meaning
そらやうみのようないろ。くさやしんごうのみどりをさすこともある。
Chinese (Simplified) Meaning
三原色之一；蓝色、蓝绿色 / （旧）绿色 / 绿灯（交通信号“青信号”的简称）
Chinese (Traditional) Meaning
藍色、青藍色（基本色之一） / 青色、藍綠色；（舊）亦指綠色 / 交通號誌的綠燈（「青信號」之略）
Korean Meaning
기본색의 하나인 파란색·청색(청록 포함) / (옛) 녹색 / 신호등의 파란불(녹색 신호)
Indonesian
warna biru (termasuk biru kehijauan) / (usang) hijau / lampu hijau (lalu lintas)
Vietnamese Meaning
màu xanh (một trong ba màu cơ bản; từ xanh lam đến xanh lục) / màu xanh lá (cách dùng cũ) / đèn xanh (tín hiệu giao thông)
Tagalog Meaning
asul; asul-berde (isa sa mga pangunahing kulay) / (makaluma) berde o luntian / berdeng ilaw sa trapiko
Sense（1）
one of three primary colors
Sense（2）
a shade of blue to blue green
Sense（3）
(dated) green
Sense（4）
Short for 青信号 (ao-shingō): green light (traffic light color, as the color of plants)
Sense（5）
the black, bluish color of a horse's hair; also, such a horse
Sense（6）
(card games) Short for 青短, 青丹 (aotan): one of the three hanafuda cards bearing a blue 短冊 (tanzaku, “narrow card used for poetry”); a 役 (yaku) of the three aotan cards, worth 3 points
Sense（7）
(card games) a blue card in 天正カルタ (Tenshō karuta)
Sense（8）
Short for 青本 (aohon):
Sense（9）
Short for 青銭 (aosen):
（ romanization ）
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（ hiragana historical ）
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Quizzes for review
one of three primary colors / a shade of blue to blue green / (dated) green / Short for 青信号 (ao-shingō): green light (traffic light color, as the color of plants)
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青
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Blue is my favorite color.
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青は私の一番好きな色です。
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