緑 means “green”

みどり · midori

Kun'yomi (Japanese reading)

みどり

On'yomi (Chinese reading)

リョク, ロク

Taught in grade 3 · 14 strokes

The story

The lush green of bamboo forests and matcha tea. While 青 once covered all green, modern Japanese gave 緑 its own identity: the green of nature, fresh leaves, and new beginnings.

Used in 緑茶 (ryokucha, green tea) and 新緑 (shinryoku, fresh greenery)

Words with 緑

• 緑茶 (りょくちゃ, ryokucha): green tea

More from Colors & Shapes

• 紫 purple
• 金 gold
• 銀 silver
• 丸 circle
• 角 angle
• 線 line
• 形 shape
• 点 point
• 面 face
• 太 thick
• 細 thin
• 赤 red

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