青 緑(あおみどり)

あおみどり

noun

blue-green; teal; cyan

spokenwritten

1. blue-green; teal; cyan

A color intermediate between blue and green, corresponding to teal or cyan in English. Distinguished from both pure blue (青(あお)) and pure green (緑(みどり)).

海(うみ)が青緑(あおみどり)に輝(かがや)いている。

The sea is shimmering blue-green.

青緑色(あおみどりいろ)のタイルを使(つか)ってバスルームを改装(かいそう)した。

I renovated the bathroom using teal tiles.

南(みなみ)の島(しま)の浅瀬(あさせ)は透(す)き通(とお)った青緑(あおみどり)で、魚(さかな)が泳(およ)いでいるのが見(み)えた。

The shallows around the southern island were a clear blue-green, and you could see fish swimming.

A color between blue and green, corresponding to teal or cyan. In Japanese color terminology, 青(あお) historically covered a wide range from blue to green, so 青緑(あおみどり) specifically distinguishes the intermediate hue.

Common collocations

青緑色(あおみどりいろ): blue-green color (with the 色(いろ) suffix)
青緑(あおみどり)の海(うみ): blue-green sea
青緑(あおみどり)に光(ひか)る: to shine blue-green

Similar words

水色(みずいろ): light blue — a paler blue, like the color of water
緑(みどり): green — pure green
青(あお): blue — can also cover green in traditional usage
翡翠色(ひすいいろ): jade green — a similar hue named after jade stone

Related Words

Compare: 水色(みずいろ) (light blue)

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