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Frequency: 589
JLPT N3
Grade 1

Meanings

blue
green

Readings

On โ€” Chinese-derived reading, usually for compounds
ใ‚ปใ‚ค
ใ‚ทใƒงใ‚ฆ
Kun โ€” Native Japanese reading, usually for standalone words
ใ‚ใŠ
ใ‚ใŠ-
ใ‚ใŠ.ใ„
Nanori โ€” Specialized readings used in names
ใŠ

Common Words

่’ผใ„
ใ‚ใŠใ„
็ขงใ„
๏ฝžใ„ Adj.
Freq #1589
1

blue; azure

Examples
ใชใœ็ฉบใŒ้’ใ„ใ‹็Ÿฅใฃใฆใ„ใ‚‹ใ‹ใ€‚
Do you know why the sky is blue?
2

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

green

3

้’ใ„๏ผ่’ผใ„ only

pale (facial color); gray; grey

Examples
ใใฎ็Ÿฅใ‚‰ใ›ใ‚’่žใ„ใŸใจใŸใ‚“ใซๅฝผๅฅณใฏ้’ใใชใฃใŸใ€‚
The moment she heard the news, she turned pale.
4

้’ใ„๏ผ่’ผใ„ only

unripe; inexperienced

Examples
ใŠๅ‰ใฏใพใ ใ€Œ้’ใ„ใ€ใชใ€‚
You're still green.
่’ผ
็ขง
ใ‚ใŠ
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
ไฟกๅทใŒ้’ใซๅค‰ใ‚ใฃใŸใ‚ใ‚ˆใ€‚
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

ใ›ใ„ใญใ‚“
Noun
Freq #3067
1

youth; young man

Examples
ใ‚ใฎ้•ท้ซชใฎ้’ๅนดใฏ็ฒ—้‡Žใ ใ€‚
That long-haired youth is rude.
่’ผใ–ใ‚ใ‚‹
ใ‚ใŠใ–ใ‚ใ‚‹
้’่คชใ‚ใ‚‹
่’ผ่คชใ‚ใ‚‹
Intransitive
Ichidan verb
Freq #4759
1

to become pale; to turn pale

Examples
ไน…ๅคซใฏๆญปไบบใฎใ‚ˆใ†ใซ้’ใ–ใ‚ใŸ้ก”่‰ฒใ‚’ใ—ใฆใ„ใŸใ€‚
Hisao's face was as pale as that of a corpse.
่’ผ็™ฝใ„
ใ‚ใŠใ˜ใ‚ใ„
๏ฝžใ„ Adj.
Freq #5161
1

pale; pallid

Examples
ใ‚ธใƒงใƒณใŒๆˆปใฃใฆใใŸใจใใ€ๅฝผใฏใพใ‚‹ใงๅนฝ้œŠใงใ‚‚ใฟใŸใ‚ˆใ†ใซ้’็™ฝใ„้ก”ใคใใ ใฃใŸใ€‚
When John came back, he looked pale as if he had seen a ghost.
2

bluish-white

ใ›ใ„ใ—ใ‚…ใ‚“
Noun
Freq #5550
1

youth; adolescence; springtime of life

Examples
ๅƒ•ใ‚‰ใฏ้’ๆ˜ฅใฎ็œŸใฃๅชไธญใ ใ€‚
We are in the heyday of youth.
ใ‚ใŠใžใ‚‰
Noun
Freq #6002
1

blue sky

Examples
ไปŠๆ—ฅใฏใ€้›ฒใฒใจใคใชใ„้’็ฉบใ ใ€‚
Today the sky is a cloudless blue.
ใพใฃใ•ใŠ
็œŸ้’
๏ฝžใช Adj.
Noun
Freq #6038
1

deep blue; bright blue

Examples
ใ“ใ‚Œใ‚’ใใ„ใŸใจใŸใ‚“ใ€ๅฝผใฏ็œŸใฃ้’ใซใชใฃใŸใ€‚
On hearing this, he turned pale.
2

ghastly pale; pallid; white as a sheet

ใ‚ใŠใ„ใ‚
ใ›ใ„ใ—ใ‚‡ใ
Noun
๏ฝžใฎ Adj.
Freq #10135
1

blue

Examples
็งใฏ้’่‰ฒใŒไธ€็•ชๅฅฝใใงใ™ใ€‚
I like blue best of all colors.
ใฟใ›ใ„ใญใ‚“
Noun
๏ฝžใฎ Adj.
Freq #11631
1

minority (i.e. being under age); minor; underage person

Examples
ๅ›ใฏๆœชๆˆๅนดใ ใ‹ใ‚‰ๅ…ฅใ‚Œใพใ›ใ‚“ใ€‚
Because you're a minor, you can't enter.
๐ŸŽ“

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