あお

Blue (the color)

N5noun·ao

How to remember it

“A-O” — the two vowel sounds you blurt gazing at a blue sky.

Example sentences

  • 青が好きです。

    あおがすきです。

    I like the color blue.

  • 海の青が美しい。

    うみのあおがうつくしい。

    The blue of the sea is beautiful.

Usage

Noun for the color; also denotes ‘go’ in 青信号 (traffic light).

Related words

青い青信号

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