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緑

See also: 綠, 绿, and 縁

Translingual

Traditional	綠
Shinjitai	緑
Simplified	绿

Han character

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

References

KangXi: not present, would follow page 929, character 29

Dai Kanwa Jiten: character 27541

Hanyu Da Zidian: volume 5, page 3421, character 4

Unihan data for U+7DD1

Japanese

Kanji

緑

(grade 3 “Kyōiku” kanji, shinjitai kanji, kyūjitai form 綠)

green

Readings

Goon: ろく (roku)
Kan’on: りょく (ryoku)
Kun: みどり (midori)
Nanori: つか (tsuka), つな (tsuna), のり (nori)

Compounds

緑衣 (りょくい) ‎(ryokui): green robes; by extension, a parrot
緑陰 (りょくいん) ‎(ryokuin), 緑蔭 (りょくいん) ‎(ryokuin): the shade of a tree, a shady nook
緑雨 (りょくう) ‎(ryokuu): an early summer rain, a rain in May
緑営 (りょくえい) ‎(ryokuei): one of the regular army groups in China during the Qing Dynasty
緑猿 (みどりざる) ‎(midorizaru): the green monkey, Chlorocebus sabaeus
緑黄 (りょくおう) ‎(ryokuō): greenish yellow
緑化 (りょくか) ‎(ryokuka), 緑化 (りょっか) ‎(ryokka): greening, tree-planting
緑化運動 (りょっかうんどう) ‎(ryokka undō): a greening or tree-planting campaign
緑眼 (りょくがん) ‎(ryokugan): green eyes, green-eyed
緑岩 (りょくがん) ‎(ryokugan): green stone; green metamorphic rock
緑旗 (りょっき) ‎(ryokki): one of the regular army groups in China during the Qing Dynasty
緑玉 (りょくぎょく) ‎(ryokugyoku): a green jewel; poetic name for bamboo
緑児 (みどりご) ‎(midorigo), 緑児 (りょくじ) ‎(ryokuji): a young child under the age of three, particularly under the old Taihō Code of ancient Japan
緑酒 (りょくしゅ) ‎(ryokushu): fresh sake (rice wine)
緑樹 (りょくじゅ) ‎(ryokuju): a healthy tree with lush green leaves
緑綬褒章 (りょくじゅほうしょう) ‎(ryokuju hōshō): a medal of honor with a green ribbon to signify virtuous conduct
緑十字 (りょくじゅうじ) ‎(ryokujūji): the Green Cross, a play on the Red Cross and a symbol in Japan of industrial health and safety
緑女 (りょくじょ) ‎(ryokujo): a girl under the age of three under the Taihō Code of ancient Japan; a young girl
緑小灰蝶 (みどりしじみ) ‎(midori shijimi): a type of butterfly, Neozephyrus japonicus
緑色 (りょくしょく) ‎(ryokushoku): the color green
緑水 (りょくすい) ‎(ryokusui): green water
緑青 (ろくしょう) ‎(rokushō): verdigris, the oxidation of copper
緑石 (みどりいし) ‎(midoriishi): a type of reef coral
緑閃光 (りょくせんこう) ‎(ryokusenkō): green flash
緑草 (りょくそう) ‎(ryokusō): lush green grass
緑藻 (りょくそう) ‎(ryokusō): green algae in general
緑藻植物 (りょくそうしょくぶつ) ‎(ryokusō shokubutsu): Chlorophyta, a division of green algae
緑藻類 (りょくそうるい) ‎(ryokusōrui): green algae types, as a classification in biology
緑苔 (りょくたい) ‎(ryokutai): green moss
緑黛 (りょくたい) ‎(ryokutai): green eyebrow paint, a type of cosmetic
緑啄木鳥 (あおげら) ‎(aogera): the Japanese green woodpecker, Picus awokera
緑地 (りょくち) ‎(ryokuchi): a wooded area
緑地化計画 (りょくちかけいかく) ‎(ryokuchika keikaku):　an afforestation plan
緑地帯 (りょくちたい) ‎(ryokuchitai): a greenbelt
緑竹 (りょくちく) ‎(ryokuchiku): lush green bamboo
緑茶 (りょくちゃ) ‎(ryokucha): green tea
緑柱玉 (りょくちゅうぎょく) ‎(ryokuchūgyoku): a beryl crystal or jewel: an emerald
緑柱石 (りょくちゅうせき) ‎(ryokuchūseki]): the mineral beryl

緑虫 (みどりむし) ‎(midorimushi): Euglena, a genus of unicellular flagellate protists.
緑虫植物 (みどりむししょくぶつ) ‎(midorimushi shokubutsu): Euglenoidea, a class of unicellular flagellate protists.
緑泥 (りょくでい) ‎(ryokudei): a green mud containing significant amounts of chlorite; short for 緑泥石 ‎(ryokudeiseki), chlorite minerals
緑泥石 (りょくでいせき) ‎(ryokudeiseki): chlorites, a group of phyllosilicate minerals
緑泥片岩 (りょくでいへんがん) ‎(ryokudei hengan): chlorite schist
緑土 (りょくど) ‎(ryokudo): a wooded area
緑豆 (りょくず) ‎(ryokuzu) 緑豆 (りょくとう) ‎(ryokutō): alternate name for the 八重生, ヤエナリ ‎(yaenari), the mung bean
緑内障 (りょくないしょう) ‎(ryokunaishō): glaucoma
緑波 (りょくは) ‎(ryokuha): a green wave
緑髪 (りょくはつ) ‎(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
緑肥 (りょくひ) ‎(ryokuhi): green manure
緑肥作物 (りょくひさくもつ) ‎(ryokuhi sakumotsu): the plants or crop used to make green manure
緑蕪 (りょくぶ) ‎(ryokubu): lush green grass or weeds
緑風 (りょくふう) ‎(ryokufū): the soft breezes of late spring and early summer: zephyr
緑風会 (りょくふうかい) ‎(Ryokufūkai): Japanese a political faction formed in 1947, lasting until 1965
緑便 (りょくべん) ‎(ryokuben): green stool or feces, such as that produced by children suffering from digestive problems
緑門 (りょくもん) ‎(ryokumon): an arched gate made of cedar or cypress boughs, made at times of celebration
緑野 (りょくや) ‎(ryokuya): a lush green field
緑葉 (りょくよう) ‎(ryokuyō): green leaves
緑葉甘藍 (りょくようかんらん) ‎(ryokuyō kanran): alternate name for 羽衣甘藍 ‎(hagoromo kanran), kale
緑葉梟 (あおばずく) ‎(aobazuku): the brown hawk-owl, Ninox scutulata
緑羅 (りょくら) ‎(ryokura): light green
緑林 (りょくりん) ‎(ryokurin): lush green woods; a thieve's or robber's hideout; by extension, thieves or robbers
緑簾石 (りょくれんせき) ‎(ryokurenseki): epidote, a calcium aluminum iron sorosilicate mineral: Ca2Al2(Fe3+Al)(SiO4)(Si2O7)O(OH)
緑礬 (りょくばん) ‎(ryokuban), 緑礬 (ろうは) ‎(rōha), 緑礬 (ろくばん) ‎(rokuban): melanterite, a mineral form of hydrous iron(II) sulfate: FeSO4·7H2O
緑蘿 (りょくら) ‎(ryokura): lush green ivy or vines
緑衫 (ろうそう) ‎(rōsō), 緑衫 (ろくさん) ‎(rokusan): a dark green coat worn by a sixth-ranked official in ancient Japan
緑袍 (りょくほう) ‎(ryokuhō): a green overcoat worn by nobility; a noble rank in ancient Japan
緑光 (りょっこう) ‎(ryokkō): green flash
閃緑岩 (せんりょくがん) ‎(senryokugan): diorite
嫩緑 (どんりょく) ‎(donryoku): tender green
白緑 (びゃくろく) ‎(byakuroku): whitish green

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

Kun'yomi
(Tokyo) みどり [míꜜdòrì] (Atamadaka - [1])^[1]
IPA^(key): [mido̞ɾi]

Alternative forms

Noun

緑 ‎(hiragana みどり, romaji midori)

green, the colour green
verdure
a new bud or shoot
(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

(courtesan's apprentice): 禿 (かぶろ) ‎(kaburo)
(abridged performance): 見取 (みと)り ‎(mitori), 見取 (みとり) ‎(mitori)

Derived terms

緑児 (みどりご) ‎(midorigo), 嬰児 (みどりご) ‎(midorigo): a baby

Colors in Japanese · 色 (いろ) ‎(iro) (layout · text)
赤 (あか) ‎(aka)	緑 (みどり) ‎(midori)	黄色 (きいろ) ‎(kiiro)	クリーム色 (いろ) ‎(kurīmuiro)	白 (しろ) ‎(shiro)
深紅 (しんく) ‎(shinku), クリムゾン ‎(kurimuzon), 紅色 (べにいろ) ‎(beniiro), 紅色 (くれないいろ) ‎(kurenaiiro)	マゼンタ ‎(mazenta)	?	黄緑 (きみどり) ‎(kimidori)	ピンク ‎(pinku), 桃色 (ももいろ) ‎(momoiro)
?	青 (あお) ‎(ao)	オレンジ ‎(orenji), 橙色 (だいだいいろ) ‎(daidaiiro)	灰色 (はいいろ) ‎(haiiro), 鼠色 (ねずみいろ) ‎(nezumiiro)	?
黒 (くろ) ‎(kuro)	紫 (むらさき) ‎(murasaki)	茶色 (ちゃいろ) ‎(chairo), 褐色 (かっしょく) ‎(kasshoku)	水色 (みずいろ) ‎(mizuiro)	シアン ‎(shian)

Proper noun

緑 ‎(hiragana みどり, romaji Midori)

A female given name
A surname.

References

↑ 2006, 大辞林 (Daijirin), Third Edition (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Sanseidō, ISBN 4-385-13905-9

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