青い
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
空が青い。
Sora ga aoi.
The sky is blue.
彼のシャツは青いです。
Kare no shatsu wa aoi desu.
His shirt is blue.
信号が青い。
Shingou ga aoi.
The traffic light is green.