緑(みどり)

みどり
noun
green
1. green, greenery
The color green. Also refers to greenery, foliage, or verdure in nature.
緑(みどり)の木(き)がたくさんあります。
There are many green trees.
Using の to modify a noun
公園(こうえん)は緑(みどり)がいっぱいです。
The park is full of greenery.
Using the 'greenery' meaning
緑(みどり)の服(ふく)を着(き)ている人(ひと)です。
It's the person wearing green clothes.
緑(みどり)のペンを使(つか)ってください。
Please use a green pen.
窓(まど)から見(み)える緑(みどり)がとても気持(きも)ちいいです。
The greenery visible from the window is very pleasant.

緑(みどり) is a noun used both for the color green and for greenery/nature. As a noun, it modifies other nouns with の: 緑(みどり)の木(き) (green trees).

COLOR VS. GREENERY:

  • 緑(みどり)のペン: a green pen (color)
  • 緑(みどり)が多(おお)い: lots of greenery (nature)
  • 緑(みどり)豊(ゆた)かな: rich in greenery

CULTURAL NOTE:
In traditional Japanese, 青(あお) (blue) covered both blue and green. Even today, green traffic lights and green vegetables are called 青(あお): 青(あお)信号(しんごう) (green light), 青(あお)野菜(やさい) (green vegetables). 緑(みどり) as a distinct color word became more common with Western influence.

COMMON COMPOUNDS:

  • 緑茶(りょくちゃ): green tea
  • 緑地(りょくち): green space
  • 新緑(しんりょく): fresh green leaves (of spring)
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Added 2026.1.7 21:38 · Revised 2026.4.6 13:02
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