グリーンguriin
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- no-adjectivegreen (colour)
- prenominal modifiergreen (energy, car, etc.); environmentally friendly
- noungreenland; green space; lawn
- noun, golfgreen; putting green
- Synonym緑みどりNeutralCovers the color green and also green plants, as in 「緑が多い」; the most common everyday word. 「グリーン」 additionally means eco-friendly things or a lawn.
- Synonym緑色みどりいろNeutralRefers strictly to the color green, not to plants. 「グリーン」 also covers a lawn and eco-friendly senses.
- Related翠色すいしょくNeutralUsed when stressing the color itself, as in 「緑色のペンキ」; for clothing and product color schemes, 「グリーン」 is also common.
- Related翠緑すいりょくWrittenDeep green, especially of trees and rocks; found mainly in written prose. In everyday speech, say 「緑」.
- AntonymレッドNeutralA loanword for red; the color opposite to 「グリーン」, as in traffic lights.
For everyday green or greenery, use 「緑」; to stress the color itself, 「緑色」. 「グリーン」 is the go-to for eco-friendly things, lawns, and clothing or product colors. 「翠緑」 is literary for deep green; 「レッド」 is the opposite color.
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