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青毛 (あおげ) Japanese meaning | Kotomora

青あお毛げ

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Meanings

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noun

black (horse coat color)

Specifically refers to a black coat color in horses. Despite the kanji 青 (blue/green), it denotes black in this context.

あの馬うまは青あお毛げのサラブレッドだ。
That horse is a black-coated Thoroughbred.

Kanji

青blue, green
毛fur, hair, feather

Similar words

栗くり毛げ
Chestnut (horse coat color); 青毛 is black, while 栗毛 is a reddish-brown.
鹿か毛げ
Bay (horse coat color); 青毛 is solid black, while 鹿毛 is brown with black points.

Etymology

Compound of 青 (ao, historically covering blue, green, and sometimes black/dark) and 毛 (ke, hair/fur). The exact historical derivation is uncertain, but the term is conventionally used for black-coated horses.