Word details

青白い

Meanings, readings, and example sentences for the Japanese word 青白い.

Dictionary

Entry

青白い蒼白いおじろ~い Adj.Freq #5161
1

pale; pallid

Examples
ジョンが戻ってきたとき、彼はまるで幽霊でもみたように青白い顔つきだった。
When John came back, he looked pale as if he had seen a ghost.
2

bluish-white

Character notes

Kanji in this Word

blue, green

8 strokesFrequency 589JLPT N3Grade 1

On

セイショウ

Kun

あおあお-あお.い

Nanori

white

5 strokesFrequency 483JLPT N4Grade 1

On

ハクビャク

Kun

しろしら-しろ.い

Nanori

あきはっ

blue, pale

14 strokesFrequency 2,276JLPT N1Grade 9

On

ソウ

Kun

あお.い

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