碧
碧

blue, green

14 strokesFrequency 2,455JLPT N1Grade 9

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Common Words

青い蒼いあおい碧い～い Adj.Freq #1589
1

blue; azure

Examples
なぜ空が青いか知っているか。
Do you know why the sky is blue?
2

Mostly archaic or in ref. to fruits, vegetables and traffic lights

green

3

青い／蒼い only

pale (facial color); gray; grey

Examples
その知らせを聞いたとたんに彼女は青くなった。
The moment she heard the news, she turned pale.
4

青い／蒼い only

unripe; inexperienced

Examples
お前はまだ「青い」な。
You're still green.
青蒼碧あおFreq #2090
1

Common noun; Nouns which may take the genitive case particle 'no'

blue; azure

2

Common noun; Nouns which may take the genitive case particle 'no'; Mostly in compound words and in ref. to fruits, plants and traffic lights

green

Examples
信号が青に変わったわよ。
The traffic light turned green.
3

Abbreviation; Common noun

green light (traffic)

4

Common noun

black (horse coat color)

5

Abbreviation; Common noun; Hanafuda

blue 5-point card

6

Prefix

immature; unripe; young

青々青青あおあお蒼々蒼蒼碧々碧碧Adverb～と Adverb～する VerbFreq #16543
1

vividly green; lush green; fresh and green; verdant; deep blue

Examples
春になると森は青々としてくる。
Woods grow greener in the spring.
碧眼へきがんNounFreq #17318
1

blue eyes

紺碧こんぺきNounFreq #36814
1

deep blue; azure

碧色へきしょくNounFreq #51153
1

green; emerald

碧玉へきぎょくNounFreq #69606
1

jasper

碧空へきくうNounFreq #103056
1

blue sky; azure sky

碧山へきざんNounFreq #105542
1

green mountains

碧海へきかいNounFreq #108829
1

Formal or literary term

blue sea; blue expanse of water

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