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What is the meaning of “青い”?

WordReadingMeaning
青いあおい〔青い色の〕blue; azure

1〔青い色の〕blue; azure

青い目の女の子
a blue-eyed girl

布を青く染めた
I dyed the cloth blue.

2〔顔色が悪い〕pale

顔が青いよ
You look pale.

彼女はその知らせに青くなった
She 「went pale [turned white] at the news.

3〔緑色の〕green

青い野菜をもっととらなくては
You must eat more green vegetables.

4〔未熟な〕inexperienced; immature;《口》 green

君のすることはまだ青い
What you do shows how green you still are./Your inexperience shows in what you do.

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