Meaning

Primary

Green

Alternatives

Color Green, Green Color

Word Type

noun, の adjective

Explanation

The green color is the color green.

Reading

みどりいろ
  • Kyoko
    (Tokyo accent, female)
  • Kenichi
    (Tokyo accent, male)

Explanation

The reading is the readings you learned with the kanji, combined!

Context

Patterns of Use

Common Word Combinations

  • 緑色の光

    green light

    緑色の部分

    the green part

    緑色の葉

    green leaf

Context Sentences

この緑色のゆで玉子は、ちょっと食べる気になれませんね。

This boiled, green egg makes you lose your appetite, doesn't it?

これはかん全にこ人てきな好みなんですけど、コウイチにはかみを緑色にそめてもらいたいんですよねー。

This is just my personal preference, but I want Koichi to dye his hair green.

A:「このネクタイ、どうかな?」 B:「そうねぇ。こっちの緑色のをしてみてよ。」 A:「わかったよ。これでどう?」 B:「うん。そっちの方がいいわね。」

A: How do you like this tie? B: Hmm... Here. Try this green one. A: Okay. How’s this? B: Yeah. That’s more like it.

Kanji Composition