Aoi

JLPT N5

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青い (Aoi) is a Japanese i-adjective meaning “blue, azure, green, pale (facial color)”.

Meanings

  1. i-adjectiveblue; azure
  2. i-adjectivegreenmostly archaic or in ref. to fruits, vegetables and traffic lights
  3. i-adjectivepale (facial color); gray; grey
  4. i-adjectiveunripe; inexperienced

Examples

  • His eyes are blue.

  • His bicycle is blue.

  • His face turned pale.

Sentences from Tatoeba (CC BY 2.0 FR).

Kanji in 青い

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