Japanese symbol for “bluish”
青っぽい
あおっぽい
Romaji: aoppoi
bluish; greenish
In Japanese, bluish is 青っぽい, read あおっぽい (aoppoi).
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Meanings
- adj-i bluish; greenish
- adj-i immature; inexperienced; green; naive
Kanji and stroke order
Other Japanese words for “bluish”
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 蒼然 | そうぜん souzen | blue; bluish; dim |
| 青みがかった | あおみがかった aomigakatta | bluish; tinged with blue |
Related words
Words that share a kanji.
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 青年 | せいねん seinen | youth; young man |
| 青春 | せいしゅん seishun | youth; adolescence; springtime of life |
| 青空 | あおぞら aozora | blue sky |
| 青い | あおい aoi | blue; azure |
| 青山 | せいざん seizan | lush mountain; green mountain |
| 青木 | あおき aoki | Japanese laurel (Aucuba japonica); spotted laurel |
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