Illustration: At a community craft table, a child has been painting a small wooden boat blue. An open dish of blue paint sits beside it, with a brush still dripping into the dish.

JLPT N5nounLevel estimated by Bebop

青あお

blue

青 also names a green traffic light. Note written by AI.

Example sentences

彼かれはドアを青あおに塗ぬった。
He painted the door blue.
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彼女かのじょの目めの色いろは青あおです。
The color of her eyes is blue.
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赤あかと青あおを混まぜると紫むらさきになる。
Red and blue paint mixed together give us purple.
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Kanji in 青

青blue; greenOnセイ・ショウKunあお・あお-・あおい

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