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blue-green; teal; cyan
A color intermediate between blue and green, corresponding to teal or cyan in English. Distinguished from both pure blue (青) and pure green (緑).
海が青緑に輝いている。
The sea is shimmering blue-green.
青緑色のタイルを使ってバスルームを改装した。
I renovated the bathroom using teal tiles.
南の島の浅瀬は透き通った青緑で、魚が泳いでいるのが見えた。
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 historically covered a wide range from blue to green, so 青緑 specifically distinguishes the intermediate hue.
COMMON COLLOCATIONS:
- 青緑色: blue-green color (with the 色 suffix)
- 青緑の海: blue-green sea
- 青緑に光る: to shine blue-green
SIMILAR WORDS:
- 水色: light blue — a paler blue, like the color of water
- 緑: green — pure green
- 青: blue — can also cover green in traditional usage
- 翡翠色: jade green — a similar hue named after jade stone