青

How to remember it

Picture a clear sky — ao sounds like 'ah, ocean!' stretching blue to the horizon.

Example sentences

• 青が好きです。

  あおがすきです。

  I like blue.

• 空の青がきれいですね。

  そらのあおがきれいですね。

  The blue of the sky is beautiful, isn't it?

Usage

Noun form; also means 'green' in traffic signals (青信号 = green light).

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