鮮やかな緑
azayaka na midori
鮮やかな緑 (azayaka na midori) is the Japanese phrase for bright green.
This phrase is used to describe a vivid and intense shade of green.
Which one should you use?
鮮やかな緑 is the standard noun phrase, whereas 鮮やかな緑の is used specifically when you need to use 'bright green' as an adjective to modify a following noun.
How does it change in a sentence?
The phrase uses the adjectival noun 鮮やか (azayaka) followed by the particle な (na) to modify the noun 緑 (midori). If you want to use the phrase to modify another noun, you must add the particle の (no) after it, such as in 鮮やかな緑の葉 (bright green leaves).
How do you pronounce it?
azayaka na midori
Did you know?
- While 緑 (midori) is the word for 'green', the color of a green apple or a green tea is often referred to using 青 (ao), which literally means 'blue'.
- While 鮮やか (azayaka) means 'vivid', it is frequently used in Japanese literature to describe not just colors, but also a person's striking facial expressions or a brilliant, clear-cut performance.
- The word 緑 (midori) can refer to both the color 'green' and the color 'blue' in certain traditional contexts, as the two were once grouped together as the same color category.
Examples in context
- 「彼女のドレスは蛍光緑でした。」Her dress was bright green.
- 「その絵には明るい緑色が使われています。」Bright green color is used in that painting.
- 「この車の色、明るい緑が好きだな。」I like the color of this car, bright green.
- このシャツは鮮やかな緑ですね。Kono shatsu wa azayaka na midori desu ne.This shirt is a bright green, isn't it?
- 鮮やかな緑色の絵の具を買いました。Azayaka na midori-iro no enogu o kaimashita.I bought some bright green paint.
- 新緑の季節は、鮮やかな緑が美しいです。Shinryoku no kisetsu wa, azayaka na midori ga utsukushii desu.In the season of fresh greenery, the bright green is beautiful.
Example conversation
Yui and Ren are looking at a painting in a gallery.
- 結衣 Yui見て、この絵の鮮やかな緑が素敵ね。Mite, kono e no azayaka na midori ga suteki ne.Look, the bright green in this painting is lovely.
- 蓮 Ren本当に。とても力強い色だね。Hontou ni. Totemo chikara-zuyoi iro da ne.It really is. It's a very powerful color.
- 結衣 Yui森の中にいるみたいに感じるわ。Mori no naka ni iru mitai ni kanjiru wa.I feel like I'm inside a forest.
- 蓮 Ren僕もそう思うよ。Boku mo sou omou yo.I think so too.
