青白い・蒼白い|あおじろいaojiroi[4]nakadaka (mid-high)
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Which spelling to use
青白い青白い is the most common written form. It is the form learners should normally choose when writing this word.
蒼白い蒼白い is a less common kanji-and-kana spelling of the same word. Learners will encounter 青白い more often and should normally choose it.
Definitions
- i-adjectivepale; pallid
- i-adjectivebluish-white
Conjugation
| Plain form | 青白い（あおじろい） |
|---|---|
| Polite (desu) | 青白いです（あおじろいです） |
| Negative (kunai) | 青白くない（あおじろくない） |
| polite (ku arimasen) | 青白くありません（あおじろくありません） |
| Past (katta) | 青白かった（あおじろかった） |
| Past negative (kunakatta) | 青白くなかった（あおじろくなかった） |
| Te form (kute) | 青白くて（あおじろくて） |
| Adverbial (ku) | 青白く（あおじろく） |
| Conditional (kereba) | 青白ければ（あおじろければ） |
| kattara | 青白かったら（あおじろかったら） |
Common forms generated by rule; see the senses for honorific or irregular usage.
Synonyms & antonyms
- Synonym真っ青まっさおNeutralMeans deep blue or drained of all color (「真っ青な空」「顔が真っ青」); fine in speech or writing, and stronger than 「青白い」.
- Synonym蒼白そうはくWrittenWritten/formal prose term for a ghastly pale face (「顔面蒼白」), mostly describing fear or illness.
- Antonym赤ら顔あからがおNeutralA red face (「赤ら顔の男」), usually from sun exposure or drinking; the opposite of 「青白い」.
- Antonym血色の良いNeutralHaving a healthy, rosy complexion — the opposite of the pallor of 「青白い」.
Use 「青白い」 for a pale, bluish-white face or a pale glow (「青白い顔」「青白い月」). For a face drained white by shock, 「真っ青」; in formal prose, 「蒼白」. The opposites are 「血色の良い」 and 「赤ら顔」.
Usage comparisons are AI-assisted and cross-checked by multiple models; for study reference only
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