青 Kanji – blue
The Japanese kanji 青 can mean blue, green.
Meaning and Readings
How is 青 read?
青 has the onyomi readings セイ, ショウ and the kunyomi readings あお, あお-, あおい.
In romaji, these readings can be written as sei, shou, ao, aoi.
Common Japanese Words Using 青
These common Japanese words contain 青. Select linked kanji to explore their meanings and readings.
- 青（あお） — blue, azure
- 青い（あおい） — blue, azure
- 青ざめる（あおざめる） — to become pale, to turn pale
- 青果（せいか） — fruits and vegetables, produce
- 青空（あおぞら） — blue sky
- 青酸（せいさん） — hydrocyanic acid, prussic acid, hydrogen cyanide
- 青春（せいしゅん） — youth, adolescence, springtime of life
- 青少年（せいしょうねん） — young people, youth, the younger generation
- 青色（あおいろ） — blue
- 青田買い（あおたがい） — speculatively buying a rice harvest, while the fields are still green
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