緑

See also: 綠, 绿, and 縁

緑	U+7DD1, 緑 CJK UNIFIED IDEOGRAPH-7DD1

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CJK Unified Ideographs

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Translingual

Traditional	綠
Shinjitai	緑
Simplified	绿

Etymology

Variant and Japanese Simplified from 綠 (彔 → 录).

In current form, Phono-semantic compound (形聲 / 形声, OC *roɡ): semantic 糸 + phonetic 录 (lù)

Han character

緑 (Kangxi radical 120, 糸+8, 14 strokes, cangjie input 女火弓一水 (VFNME), composition ⿰糹录)

References

Kangxi Dictionary: not present, would follow page 929, character 29
Dai Kanwa Jiten: character 27541
Hanyu Da Zidian (first edition): volume 5, page 3421, character 4
Unihan data for U+7DD1

Chinese

For pronunciation and definitions of 緑 – see 綠 (“green; to become green; etc.”). (This character is a variant form of 綠).

Japanese

Shinjitai	緑
Kyūjitai	綠

Kanji

緑

(Third grade kyōiku kanji, shinjitai kanji, kyūjitai form 綠)

green

Readings

Go-on: ろく (roku, Jōyō ^†)
Kan-on: りょく (ryoku, Jōyō)
Kun: みどり (midori, 緑, Jōyō)
Nanori: つか (tsuka)、つな (tsuna)、のり (nori)

Compounds

緑(りょく)衣(い) (ryokui): green robes; by extension, a parrot
緑(りょく)陰(いん) (ryokuin), 緑(りょく)蔭(いん) (ryokuin): the shade of a tree, a shady nook
緑(りょく)雨(う) (ryokū): an early summer rain, a rain in May
緑(りょく)営(えい) (ryokuei): one of the regular army groups in China during the Qing Dynasty
緑(みどり)猿(ざる) (midorizaru): the green monkey, Chlorocebus sabaeus
緑(りょく)黄(おう) (ryokuō): greenish yellow
緑(りょく)化(か) (ryokuka), 緑(りょっ)化(か) (ryokka): greening, tree-planting
緑(りょっ)化(か)運(うん)動(どう) (ryokka undō): a greening or tree-planting campaign
緑(りょく)眼(がん) (ryokugan): green eyes, green-eyed
緑(りょく)岩(がん) (ryokugan): green stone; green metamorphic rock
緑(りょっ)旗(き) (ryokki): one of the regular army groups in China during the Qing Dynasty
緑(りょく)玉(ぎょく) (ryokugyoku): a green jewel; poetic name for bamboo
緑(みどり)児(ご) (midorigo), 緑(りょく)児(じ) (ryokuji): a young child under the age of three, particularly under the old Taihō Code of ancient Japan
緑(りょく)酒(しゅ) (ryokushu): fresh sake (rice wine)
緑(りょく)樹(じゅ) (ryokuju): a healthy tree with lush green leaves
緑(りょく)綬(じゅ)褒(ほう)章(しょう) (ryokuju hōshō): a medal of honor with a green ribbon to signify virtuous conduct
緑(りょく)十(じゅう)字(じ) (ryokujūji): the Green Cross, a play on the Red Cross and a symbol in Japan of industrial health and safety
緑(りょく)女(じょ) (ryokujo): a girl under the age of three under the Taihō Code of ancient Japan; a young girl
緑(みどり)小灰蝶(しじみ) (midori shijimi): a type of butterfly, Neozephyrus japonicus
緑(りょく)色(しょく) (ryokushoku): the color green
緑(りょく)水(すい) (ryokusui): green water
緑(ろく)青(しょう) (rokushō): verdigris, the oxidation of copper
緑(みどり)石(いし) (midorīshi): a type of reef coral
緑(りょく)閃(せん)光(こう) (ryokusenkō): green flash
緑(りょく)草(そう) (ryokusō): lush green grass
緑(りょく)藻(そう) (ryokusō): green algae in general
緑(りょく)藻(そう)植(しょく)物(ぶつ) (ryokusō shokubutsu): Chlorophyta, a division of green algae
緑(りょく)藻(そう)類(るい) (ryokusōrui): green algae types, as a classification in biology
緑(りょく)苔(たい) (ryokutai): green moss
緑(りょく)黛(たい) (ryokutai): green eyebrow paint, a type of cosmetic
緑啄木鳥(あおげら) (aogera): the Japanese green woodpecker, Picus awokera
緑(りょく)地(ち) (ryokuchi): a wooded area
緑(りょく)地(ち)化(か)計(けい)画(かく) (ryokuchika keikaku):　an afforestation plan
緑(りょく)地(ち)帯(たい) (ryokuchitai): a greenbelt
緑(りょく)竹(ちく) (ryokuchiku): lush green bamboo
緑(りょく)茶(ちゃ) (ryokucha): green tea
緑(りょく)柱(ちゅう)玉(ぎょく) (ryokuchūgyoku): a beryl crystal or jewel: an emerald
緑(りょく)柱(ちゅう)石(せき]) (ryokuchūseki]): the mineral beryl
緑(みどり)虫(むし) (midorimushi): Euglena, a genus of unicellular flagellate protists.
緑(みどり)虫(むし)植(しょく)物(ぶつ) (midorimushi shokubutsu): Euglenoidea/Euglenophyceae, a class of unicellular flagellate protists.
緑(りょく)泥(でい) (ryokudei): a green mud containing significant amounts of chlorite
緑(りょく)泥(でい)石(せき) (ryokudeiseki): chlorites, a group of phyllosilicate minerals
緑(りょく)泥(でい)片(へん)岩(がん) (ryokudei hengan): chlorite schist
緑(りょく)土(ど) (ryokudo): a wooded area
緑(りょく)豆(ず) (ryokuzu) 緑(りょく)豆(とう) (ryokutō): alternate name for the 八重生(ヤエナリ) (yaenari), the mung bean
緑(りょく)内(ない)障(しょう) (ryokunaishō): glaucoma
緑(りょく)波(は) (ryokuha): a green wave
緑(りょく)髪(はつ) (ryokuhatsu): healthy and shiny black hair; a euphemism for a monk or nun
緑鳩(あおばと) (aobato): the Japanese green pigeon, Treron sieboldii
緑(りょく)肥(ひ) (ryokuhi): green manure
緑(りょく)肥(ひ)作(さく)物(もつ) (ryokuhi sakumotsu): the plants or crop used to make green manure
緑(りょく)蕪(ぶ) (ryokubu): lush green grass or weeds
緑(りょく)風(ふう) (ryokufū): the soft breezes of late spring and early summer: zephyr
緑(りょく)風(ふう)会(かい) (Ryokufūkai): Japanese a political faction formed in 1947, lasting until 1965
緑(りょく)便(べん) (ryokuben): green stool or feces, such as that produced by children suffering from digestive problems
緑(りょく)門(もん) (ryokumon): an arched gate made of cedar or cypress boughs, made at times of celebration
緑(りょく)野(や) (ryokuya): a lush green field
緑(りょく)葉(よう) (ryokuyō): green leaves
緑(りょく)葉(よう)甘(かん)藍(らん) (ryokuyō kanran): alternate name for 羽衣(はごろも)甘藍(かんらん) (hagoromo kanran), kale
緑葉梟(あおばずく) (aobazuku): the brown hawk-owl, Ninox scutulata
緑(りょく)羅(ら) (ryokura): light green
緑(りょく)林(りん) (ryokurin): lush green woods; a thief's or robber's hideout; by extension, thieves or robbers
緑(りょく)簾(れん)石(せき) (ryokurenseki): epidote, a calcium aluminum iron sorosilicate mineral: Ca₂Al₂(Fe^IIIAl)(SiO₄)(Si₂O₇)O(OH)
緑(りょく)礬(ばん) (ryokuban), 緑(ろう)礬(は) (rōha), 緑(ろく)礬(ばん) (rokuban): melanterite, a mineral form of hydrous iron(II) sulfate: FeSO₄·7H₂O
緑(りょく)蘿(ら) (ryokura): lush green ivy or vines
緑(ろう)衫(そう) (rōsō), 緑(ろく)衫(さん) (rokusan): a dark green coat worn by a sixth-ranked official in ancient Japan
緑(りょく)袍(ほう) (ryokuhō): a green overcoat worn by nobility; a noble rank in ancient Japan
緑(りょっ)光(こう) (ryokkō): green flash
閃(せん)緑(りょく)岩(がん) (senryokugan): diorite
嫩(どん)緑(りょく) (donryoku): tender green
白(びゃく)緑(ろく) (byakuroku): whitish green

Etymology

Kanji in this term
緑
みどり Grade: 3
kun'yomi

Alternative spellings
綠 (kyūjitai) 翠

From Old Japanese. Originally referred to new buds and shoots, later expanding via metonymy to mean green.

Pronunciation

(Tokyo) みどり (Atamadaka – )
IPA^(key):

Noun

緑(みどり) • (midori)

green (color)
verdure
緑(みどり)の匂(にお)い
midori no nioi
the scent of greenery
a new bud or shoot
桜(さくら)の緑(みどり)が少(すこ)し顔(かお)を見(み)せた。
Sakura no midori ga sukoshi kao o miseta.
The cherry tree's new buds have begun to appear.
(archaic) in the Edo Period, an apprentice to a high-ranking courtesan, from ages six or seven through thirteen or fourteen
in kabuki and 浄瑠璃 (jōruri, “puppet theater”), performing just the main parts of a work and omitting the 狂言 (kyōgen)

Synonyms

(abridged performance): 見(み)取(と)り, 見(み)取(とり) (mitori)
(color green): 萌葱(もえぎ) (moegi) (fresh green)
(verdure): 青葉(あおば) (aoba) (green foliage)
(bud or shoot): 新芽(しんめ) (shinme) (new shoot)
(apprentice (courtesan)): 禿(かむろ) (kamuro) (alternative term for courtesan's apprentice)

Derived terms

緑(みどり)児(ご), 嬰(みどり)児(ご) (midorigo): a baby
緑茶(りょくちゃ) (ryokucha, “green tea”)
緑葉(りょくよう) (ryokuyō, “green leaves”)
緑陰(りょくいん) (ryokuin, “shade cast by trees; leafy canopy”)
新緑(しんりょく) (shinryoku, “fresh green of new leaves”)
緑化(りょくか) (ryokuka, “greening, afforestation”)
緑豊(みどりゆた)か (midoriyutaka, “lush greenery”)
緑地(りょくち) (ryokuchi, “green space, parkland”)
緑道(りょくどう) (ryokudō, “greenway, tree‑lined path”)
緑色(みどりいろ) (midorīro, “green color”)
常緑(じょうりょく) (jōryoku, “evergreen”)

Proper noun

緑(みどり) • (Midori)

a female given name
a surname

References

^ Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 (in Japanese), Third edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN

[DJR-1] Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 (in Japanese), Third edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN

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Colors in Japanese · 色(いろ) (iro) (layout · text)
白(しろ) (shiro)	灰(はい)色(いろ) (haiiro), 鼠(ねずみ)色(いろ) (nezumiiro) (dated)	黒(くろ) (kuro)
赤(あか) (aka); 深(しん)紅(く) (shinku), クリムゾン (kurimuzon), 紅(べに)色(いろ) (beniiro), 紅(くれない)色(いろ) (kurenaiiro), 茜(あかね)色(いろ) (akaneiro)	橙(だいだい)色(いろ) (daidaiiro), オレンジ (orenji); 茶(ちゃ)色(いろ) (chairo), 褐(かっ)色(しょく) (kasshoku)	黄(き)色(いろ) (kiiro); クリーム色(いろ) (kurīmuiro)
黄(き)緑(みどり) (kimidori)	緑(みどり) (midori), 青(あお) (ao) (dated)	若(わか)緑(みどり) (wakamidori)
水(みず)色(いろ) (mizuiro), シアン (shian); 鴨(かも)の(の)羽(はね)色(いろ) (kamo no hane iro)	空(そら)色(いろ) (sorairo), 縹(はなだ) (hanada); 青(あお) (ao)	紺(こん)藍(あい) (kon'ai); 紺(こん) (kon)
菫(すみれ)色(いろ) (sumireiro); 藍(あい)色(いろ) (aiiro), インジゴ (injigo)	赤(あか)紫(むらさき) (akamurasaki), マゼンタ (mazenta); 紫(むらさき) (murasaki)	桃(もも)色(いろ) (momoiro), ピンク (pinku)