green
On'yomi (音読み)
- リョク
- ロク
Kun'yomi (訓読み)
- みどり
About this kanji
The kanji 緑, pronounced as "midori" in its kun'yomi and "ryoku/roku" in on'yomi, primarily means "green." It is commonly used as a noun, often referring to the color itself or to green plants. Some representative compounds include 新緑 (しんりょく, "fresh verdure"), which describes the bright greenery of spring; 緑色 (みどりいろ, "green color"), simply the color green; and 緑茶 (りょくちゃ, "green tea"), a popular Japanese beverage. A usage note is that 緑 is often associated with nature and symbolizes freshness and vitality, making it very common in discussions about the environment.
Example sentences
春になると緑が増える。
In spring, greenery increases.
Meanings across languages
- English
- green
- Tiếng Việt
- màu xanh
- 日本語
- 緑
- 한국어
- 녹색
- 中文
- 绿色
- id
- hijau
- th
- สีเขียว
- es
- verde
- fr
- vert
- de
- grün
- pt
- verde
Common compounds
- 新緑しんりょくfresh verdure, new green leaves
- 緑色みどりいろgreen, green color
- 緑地りょくちgreen tract of land, green space
- 緑化りょっかgreening (i.e. planting to increase greenery), tree planting, afforestation
- 緑茶りょくちゃgreen tea, Japanese tea
- 緑風りょくふうearly-summer breeze
- 緑黄色りょくおうしょくgreenish yellow
- 黄緑きみどりpea green, yellow-green
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