青（あお）
JLPT N5 · noun
Pitch accent: atamadaka (head-high) — first mora high, then falls
Meaning: blue
Example sentences
- 今日は空が青くて気持ちがいい。 — The sky is blue today, and it feels great.
- 青いシャツがよく似合う。 — The blue shirt suits him well.
Idioms & proverbs containing “青”
- 隣の芝は青い (となりのしばはあおい) — the grass is always greener on the other side of the fence
- 隣の芝生は青い (となりのしばふはあおい) — the grass is always greener on the other side of the fence
- 人間到る処青山あり (にんげんいたるところせいざんあり) — home is wherever one lays one's hat; you can make your living anywhere in this world; there's room for us all in the world; wherever there are humans, there are burial places
- 青は藍より出でて藍より青し (あおはあいよりいでてあいよりあおし) — the student has become the master; blue dye comes from the indigo plant and is bluer than indigo
- 青天白日 (せいてんはくじつ) — clear weather
- 青息吐息 (あおいきといき) — deep distress
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