真まっ青さお

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Common wordJLPTN3Freq.FrequencyTop 50,000

Meanings

1

na-adjective, noun

deep blue; bright blue

Describes a vivid, intense blue, often used for clear skies or the sea.

今日きょうは空そらが真まっ青さおで気き持もちがいい。
The sky is deep blue today and it feels great.
真まっ青さおな海うみを見みて感かん動どうした

。

I was moved by the sight of the bright blue sea.

2

na-adjective, noun

ghastly pale; white as a sheet

Describes a face drained of color due to shock, fear, or illness.

彼かれはその知しらせを聞きいて真まっ青さおになった。
He turned ghastly pale upon hearing the news.
彼かの女じょは真まっ青さおな顔かおで立たっていた。
She stood there with a face white as a sheet.

Written forms

真まっ青さおUsage74%
Standard kanji spelling; high priority.
まっ青さおUsage14%
search-only kanji form
Search-only kanji form; not a standard spelling.
真青まっさおUsage6%
irregular okurigana
Irregular okurigana usage; rarely encountered.
まっさおUsage6%

Kanji

真true, reality, Buddhist sect
青blue, green

Similar words

青あおい
青い is the general adjective for 'blue' or 'pale', while 真っ青 emphasizes an extreme degree of blueness or pallor.
蒼そう白はく
蒼白 is a more formal or literary term for 'pale', often used in medical or descriptive contexts, whereas 真っ青 is more colloquial and vivid.

Etymology

Formed from the intensifying prefix 真っ (ma-) attached to 青 (ao, 'blue'), with gemination for emphasis. The meaning 'pale' derives from the bluish-white color of a bloodless face.