青々(あおあお) あおあお adverb lush green, vividly blue/green color 1. lush green, vividly green/blue Describes something that is intensely green (vegetation) or blue (sky, water). Almost always used with the particle と. 芝生(しばふ)が青々(あおあお)としている。🔊 The lawn is lush and green. 田(た)んぼに稲(いね)が青々(あおあお)と茂(しげ)っている。🔊 The rice plants are growing lush and green in the paddy field. 山(やま)の木(き)々が青々(あおあお)と茂(しげ)る季節(きせつ)になった。🔊 The season has come when the mountain trees grow lush and green. 雨上(あめあ)がりの空(そら)が青々(あおあお)と広(ひろ)がっていた。🔊 The sky stretched out vividly blue after the rain stopped. 青々(あおあお) is a repetitive adverb (畳語(じょうご)) that intensifies the meaning of 青(あお)い.Common patternsAlmost always used as 青々(あおあお)と + verbCan also be used as 青々(あおあお)とした + noun (lush green [noun])Common collocations青々(あおあお)と茂(しげ)る (to grow lush and green)青々(あおあお)とした芝生(しばふ) (lush green lawn)青々(あおあお)と広(ひろ)がる (to spread out vividly blue/green)Similar words赤々(あかあか)と (blazing red)白々(しらじら)と (pale white) general Added 2026.3.25 23:44 · Revised 2026.9.2 13:01 19000/19447_aoao