Midori (緑)
Romaji: Midori
Hiragana:みどり
Katakana:ミドリ
Kanji: 緑
In Japanese, green things are often referred to as “blue.” For example, green vegetables such as spinach and Japanese mustard spinach are called “blue vegetables (青菜),” and green apples are called “blue apples (青リンゴ).” A traffic light is one of them, and although it is green, it is called a “blue light(青信号).”
Midori Iro (緑色)
Meaning: Green color
Sinryoku (新緑)
Meaning: Fresh green
Fukamidori (深緑)
Meaning: Dark green
Ryokucha (緑茶)
Meaning: Green tea
