1.
green; green color
The color green, as seen in leaves and grass.
緑 (green) + 色 (color). The explicit color-name form, used when specifying or describing the color green precisely.
Common collocations
- 緑色の野菜: green vegetables
- 緑色に光る: to shine green
- 緑色に染まる: to be dyed green
- 濃い緑色: dark green
- 薄い緑色: light green
Similar words
- 緑: green — used more broadly and poetically; 緑色 is more concrete and descriptive
- 青: blue/green — traditionally covers both blue and green in Japanese; traffic lights are called 青 even though they appear green
Usage
In Japanese, 青 historically encompassed both blue and green. The distinction between 青 and 緑 became clearer in modern Japanese, but 青 is still used for green traffic lights and green apples (青りんご). 緑色 is unambiguously green.