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- "青いシャツをきます。"
"青いシャツをきます。"
Translation:I wear a blue shirt.
July 10, 2017
20 Comments
lilydjwg
42
Because 青 means blue in this context (I guess it means blue in Japanese in most cases).
This word is the most confusing character expressing a color. In Chinese it can mean blue, green and black and usually confuses me a lot, so I avoid using it (in Chinese) except where the context limits its meaning sufficiently.
Pikachu025
1102
When I learnt about the green and blue concept in Japanese, my reaction was exactly as in your profile picture...
みお ちゃん、これ は へん ですね?
lilydjwg
42
青菜 and 青蛙 are green, 青天 and 《青鸟》 (an opera) are blue, 青丝 is black. And I (as a Chinese) don't know what 青色 exactly is....I avoid using it except some well-known contexts.