Moto 緑: GreenKanji meaning, readings, and the words that use it
- On'yomi
- リョク、ロク
- Kun'yomi
- みどり
- Level
- JLPT N2Jōyō, grade 3
- Words
- 130 in the dictionary
Words that use the on'yomi (リョク・ロク)
- 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
- 新緑しんりょくfresh verdure; new green leaves
- 緑茶りょくちゃgreen tea; Japanese tea
- 常緑じょうりょくevergreen
- 常緑樹じょうりょくじゅevergreen tree
- 緑内障りょくないしょうglaucoma
- 緑豆りょくとうmung bean (Vigna radiata); green gram
- 緑青ろくしょうverdigris; green rust
- 緑風りょくふうearly-summer breeze
- 緑黄色りょくおうしょくgreenish yellow
- 万緑ばんりょくmyriad green leaves
- 万緑一紅ばんりょくいっこうone red flower standing out in a sea of green vegetation; one item of quality standing out among many
- 万緑叢中紅一点ばんりょくそうちゅうこういってんone red flower standing out in a sea of green vegetation; one item of quality standing out among many
- 四緑しろくfourth of nine traditional astrological signs (corresponding to Jupiter and south-east)
- 夏緑樹林かりょくじゅりんsummer green forest
- 岩緑青いわろくしょうgreen verditer
- 帯緑たいりょくgreenish
- 常緑植物じょうりょくしょくぶつevergreen plant
- 常緑高木じょうりょくこうぼくtall, evergreen tree
- 暗緑あんりょくdark green
- 暗緑色あんりょくしょくdark green
- 柳緑花紅りゅうりょくかこうred blossoms and green willows; beautiful scenery of spring
- 桃紅柳緑とうこうりゅうりょくbeautiful scenery of spring
- 海緑石かいりょくせきglauconite
- 淡緑色たんりょくしょくlight green
- 深緑しんりょくdark (deep) green
- 濃緑色のうりょくしょくdark green
- 灰緑色かいりょくしょくgreenish gray; greenish grey
- 玉緑茶たまりょくちゃtamaryokucha; Japanese green tea similar to gunpowder tea
- 紅灯緑酒こうとうりょくしゅ(nights of) fun, food, and drink; bright-light district
- 緑のう菌りょくのうきんPseudomonas aeruginosa
- 緑便りょくべんgreen stools
- 緑内障濾過手術りょくないしょうろかしゅじゅつglaucoma filtration surgery
- 緑化屋根りょくかやねroof garden
- 緑十字りょくじゅうじgreen cross (safety symbol)
Words that use a kun'yomi
- 緑みどりgreen
- 緑色みどりいろgreen; emerald green
- 黄緑きみどりpea green; yellow-green
- うす緑うすみどりlight green
- 川緑かわみどりKorean mint (Agastache rugosa); purple giant hyssop
- 早緑月さみどりづきfirst lunar month
- 松の緑まつのみどりpine sprout; pine bud
- 柳は緑花は紅やなぎはみどりはなはくれないnatural state; being unspoilt by human touch
- 浅緑あさみどりlight green
- 海緑うみみどりpink sea milkwort (Glaux maritima var. obtusifolia)
- 深緑色ふかみどりいろdark (deep) green
- 濃緑こみどりdark green; deep green
- 緑がかったみどりがかったgreenish; tinged with green
- 緑がかるみどりがかるto be greenish; to be tinged green
- 緑のカーテンみどりのカーテンgreen wall; living wall
- 緑の党みどりのとうGreen Party; The Greens
- 緑の指みどりのゆびgreen thumb (i.e. natural gardener)
- 緑の日みどりのひGreenery Day (national holiday; May 4)
- 緑の窓口みどりのまどぐちJR ticket office; JR ticket counter
- 緑の革命みどりのかくめいgreen revolution
- 緑の黒髪みどりのくろかみglossy black hair (young woman); raven black hair
- 緑ナンバーみどりナンバーgreen registration plate with white characters (used for business use cars)
Other readings
- 柳は緑、花は紅やなぎはみどりはなはくれないnatural state; being unspoilt by human touch
- 緑一色リューイーソーall green; winning hand consisting only of exclusively green tiles (green dragons and suited bamboo tiles of the numbers 2, 3, 4, 6 and 8)
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