Japanese Dictionary

Meaning of 真っ青(まっさお) in Japanese

真っ青, 真青
JLPT 2
Kana Reading
まっさお, まさお
Romaji
massao, masao
Word Senses
  • Parts of speech
    adjectival nouns or quasi-adjectives (keiyodoshi), noun (common) (futsuumeishi)
    Meaning
    deep blue; ghastly pale
    Example sentence
    見たとたんに真っ青になった。 He turned pale the instant he saw her.

Examples of 真っ青, 真青, まっさお, まさお in a sentence



Kanji in this word

JLPT 4

8 strokes

blue, green

On'Yomi: セイ, ショウ

Kun'Yomi: あお, あお-, あお.い

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JLPT 4

10 strokes

true, reality, Buddhist sect

On'Yomi: シン

Kun'Yomi: ま, ま-, まこと

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