1.
lush green, vividly green/blue
Describes something that is intensely green (vegetation) or blue (sky, water). Almost always used with the particle と.
芝生が青々としている。
The lawn is lush and green.
田んぼに稲が青々と茂っている。
The rice plants are growing lush and green in the paddy field.
山の木々が青々と茂る季節になった。
The season has come when the mountain trees grow lush and green.
雨上がりの空が青々と広がっていた。
The sky stretched out vividly blue after the rain stopped.
青々 is a repetitive adverb (畳語) that intensifies the meaning of 青い.
PATTERN:
- Almost always used as 青々と + verb
- Can also be used as 青々とした + noun (lush green [noun])
COMMON COLLOCATIONS:
- 青々と茂る (to grow lush and green)
- 青々とした芝生 (lush green lawn)
- 青々と広がる (to spread out vividly blue/green)
SIMILAR WORDS:
- 赤々と (blazing red)
- 白々と (pale white)