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あおい

a.o.i, aꜜo.i

Adjective (i-adjective)

Plain Negative: 青くないPlain Past: 青かったPlain Past Negative: 青くなかったAdverbial: 青くTe-form: 青くて

Blue

General

Having the color of the clear sky or the deep sea.

Ví dụ:

"青い空に白い雲が浮かんでいます。"

→ White clouds are floating in the blue sky.

"彼の目はとても青い。"

→ His eyes are very blue.

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Green

General

Having the color of grass or leaves. Often used for things that are green in English, such as plants, fruit, or traffic lights, where English distinguishes from blue but Japanese traditionally uses 'aoi'.

Ví dụ:

"信号が青に変わった。"

→ The traffic light turned green.

"青い野菜をたくさん食べましょう。"

→ Let's eat a lot of green vegetables.

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Pale; Livid

General

Referring to a person's complexion, appearing light-colored or ashen, typically due to illness, fear, shock, or cold.

Ví dụ:

"彼は気分が悪くて顔が青かった。"

→ He felt sick and his face was pale.

"驚きのあまり、彼女は顔を青くした。"

→ She turned pale with surprise.

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Unripe; Immature; Naive

General

Not yet fully developed or mature (for fruits); inexperienced or naive (for people).

Ví dụ:

"この柿はまだ青い。"

→ This persimmon is still unripe.

"彼はまだ若いから、考え方が少し青い。"

→ He's still young, so his way of thinking is a bit naive.

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Derived Forms

Noun

blue; green (color)

Noun

blueness; greenness; paleness

Noun

bluish tint; greenish tint

Adjective

pale; ghastly; bluish white

Common Collocations

青い空

blue sky

青い海

blue sea

青いリンゴ

green apple

青い信号

green traffic light

顔が青い

to have a pale/livid face

青い春

youth; adolescence (lit. blue spring)

Idioms

"青二才"

Derogatory

→ greenhorn; callow youth

A derogatory term for an immature, inexperienced young man.

Examples:

"彼はまだ青二才だから、重要な仕事は任せられない。"

→ He's still a greenhorn, so we can't entrust him with important work.

"青菜に塩"

Figurative

→ like salted greens; crestfallen

To look dejected or crestfallen, like greens that have been wilted by salt.

Examples:

"試合に負けて、彼は青菜に塩のようだった。"

→ After losing the match, he looked utterly crestfallen.

"青天の霹靂"

Figurative

→ a bolt from the blue; a sudden, unexpected event

Something completely unexpected and usually shocking or surprising, like lightning striking a clear sky.

Examples:

"彼の突然の退職は、まさに青天の霹靂だった。"

→ His sudden resignation was a true bolt from the blue.