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JLPT N5 · Noun

青 (ao)

青 (あお, ao) is a Japanese noun meaning “blue; azure”. It appears in JLPT N5 vocabulary lists and is marked as a common word in JMdict.

Reading
あお
Romaji
ao
Word class
Noun
Level
JLPT N5 (unofficial)

Meaning

  1. blue; azure · noun, noun taking の
  2. green · noun, noun taking の · mostly in compound words and in ref. to fruits, plants and traffic lights
  3. green light (traffic) · noun · abbreviation
  4. black (horse coat color) · noun
  5. blue 5-point card · noun · abbreviation

Example sentences

信号が青に変わったわよ。
The traffic light turned green.
Tatoeba #145720

Sentences from the Tatoeba project, linked to this word in JMdict.

Kanji in 青

青
blue, greenセイ・ショウ・あお・あお- · 8 strokes

Related words

Other vocabulary sharing a kanji with 青.

青いあおいblue青年せいねんyouth青白いあおじろいpale青少年せいしょうねんyoung people (ages 12 to 25)真っ青まっさおdeep blue青春せいしゅんyouth

Source: JMdict entry 1381380 (EDRDG, CC BY-SA 4.0). Level: unofficial JLPT list – how levels are assigned.