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蒼

蒼: deep blue

deep blue; pale
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Readings

On
ソウ
Kun
あおい

Used for pallor (蒼白, 蒼ざめる) and dense greenery (鬱蒼); ordinary blue is 青い.

Key words

蒼白そうはくpale; pallid
鬱蒼うっそうdense; thick (foliage)
蒼穹そうきゅうblue sky
蒼いあおいblue; pale
蒼ざめるあおざめるto turn pale

Example sentences

My mother's face turned pale when she heard the news of the accident.

We walked for about an hour through a dense, dark forest.

The blue sky and sea melted into one at the horizon.

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