青
セイ, ショウ, あお, あお, あお.い, お

blue, green

JLPT4 G1 S8 F589

The relevant bronzeware inscription form combines 生# (fresh grass shoots) + 井/丼 (pure well water) → grass that is fresh, clean and pure → *green*; *blue* → *youth*; *immaturity*. In dualelement characters, 青 may also appear in the form 靑.

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