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How to say 'Pale' in Japanese | 青白い

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The Japanese word for Pale is 'Aojiroi', written as 青白い in Japanese.'Pale' in hiragana is あおじろい.

    Meaning

    Pale

    Reading

    あおじろい

    aojiroi

    Kanji

    Blue White

    Explanation

    The Japanese adjective '青白い (あおじろい)' means 'pale'. It is often used to describe a pale or whitish color, particularly one that has a bluish tint. This adjective can be used to describe physical appearances, such as a pale face, or objects, such as pale light. For example: Her face was pale「彼女の顔は青白かった」(かのじょのかおはあおじろかった). The pale moonlight illuminated the room「青白い月明かりが部屋を照らした」(あおじろいつきあかりがへやをてらした). The word can also carry a connotation of something being eerie or ghostly due to its pale appearance.

    Part Of Speech

    adjective

    Kanji JLPT

    N4

    Kanji Grade

    1

    Frequency

    2553

    Composition

    kanji-hiragana

    Handwriting

This word is an i-adjective. To learn how it transforms in different tenses and forms, explore all its conjugations.

Kanji in the Word 青白い

This word contains 2 kanji characters:

  • kanji

    Meaning

    Blue

  • kanji

    Meaning

    White

Hiragana in the Word 青白い

This word contains 1 Hiragana character :

  • hiragana

    Reading

    I

Words Related to 青白い Through the Kanji

These 6 Words contain the Kanji 青 as well.

  • word

    真っ青

    Meaning

    Pale, Deep blue

  • word

    青年

    Meaning

    Youth

  • word

    青空

    Meaning

    Blue sky

  • word

    青春

    Meaning

    Youth

  • word

    青い

    Meaning

    Blue

  • word

    Meaning

    Blue

Words Related to 青白い Through the Kanji

These 11 Words contain the Kanji 白 as well.

  • word

    面白い

    Meaning

    Interesting, Funny

  • word

    白い

    Meaning

    White

  • word

    真っ白

    Meaning

    Pure white

  • word

    Meaning

    White

  • word

    告白

    Meaning

    Confession

  • word

    白髪

    Meaning

    Gray hair

  • word

    白人

    Meaning

    White person

  • word

    明白

    Meaning

    Clear, Obvious

  • word

    白菜

    Meaning

    Napa cabbage

  • word

    白紙

    Meaning

    Blank paper

  • word

    白線

    Meaning

    White line

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'Aojiroi' means 'Pale' .

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