あお

aoi

Translations

1. blue
2. green (in some contexts, especially traffic lights)

Notes

In Japanese, '青い' can refer to both blue and green, depending on the context. For example, traffic lights are described as '青い' even though they are green.

Tags

#color #adjective #basic vocabulary

Examples

そらあおい。

Sora ga aoi.

The sky is blue.

かれのシャツはあおいです。

Kare no shatsu wa aoi desu.

His shirt is blue.

信号しんごうあおい。

Shingou ga aoi.

The traffic light is green.