青
blue, green
- 土earth
- 月moon
- kun
- あおaoあお.いao.i
- on
- セイseiショウshō
mnemonic
A plant growing from the EARTH (土) under the MOON (月): young shoots, BLUE-GREEN in the moonlight. "Sei" (セイ) as in seinen, youth, and seishun, the springtime of life.
examples
- 青いあおいaoiblue
- 青空あおぞらaozorablue sky
- 青年せいねんseinenyoung man