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青い
蒼い
碧い
rarely-used kanji form
Readings

aoi
English
I-adjective (keiyoushi)
blue, azure

I-adjective (keiyoushi)
mostly archaic or in ref. to fruits, vegetables and traffic lights
green

Meaning restricted to 青い
Meaning restricted to 蒼い
I-adjective (keiyoushi)
pale (facial color), gray, grey

Meaning restricted to 青い
Meaning restricted to 蒼い
I-adjective (keiyoushi)
unripe, inexperienced

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Conjugated forms
Present, Future 青い
is [x]
青くない
is not [x]
Past 青かった
was [x]
青くなかった
was not [x]
Te-form, Continuative 青くて
is [x] and...
青くなくて
is not [x] and...
Kanjis
ON: セイ, ショウ KUN: あお, あお-, あお.い
blue, green

Stroke: 8 Grade: 1 JLPT: N3 SKIP: 2-4-4 FC: 5022.2


ON: ソウ KUN: あお.い
blue, pale

Stroke: 13 JLPT: N1 SKIP: 2-3-10 FC: 4460.0


ON: ヘキ, ヒャク
blue, green

Stroke: 14 JLPT: N1 SKIP: 2-9-5 FC: 1660.0


Phrases
なぜ空が青いか知っているか。
Parts: 何故 (なぜ) (そら) 青い (あおい) 知る (しる)
Do you know why the sky is blue?

お前はまだ「青い」な。
Parts: お前 (おまえ) 未だ (まだ) 青い (あおい)
You're still green.

その知らせを聞いたとたんに彼女は青くなった。
Parts: 其の (その) 知らせ (しらせ) 聞く (きく) 途端に (とたんに) 彼女 (かのじょ) 青い (あおい) 成る (なった)
The moment she heard the news, she turned pale.