緑色

See also: 綠色 and 绿色

Japanese

Etymology 1

Kanji in this term
緑	色
みどり Grade: 3	いろ Grade: 2
kun’yomi

Alternative spelling
綠色 (kyūjitai)

Compound of 緑 (midori, “green”) +‎ 色 (iro, “color”).[1][2]

First cited to a portion of the 伊勢集 (Iseshū) collection of waka poetry dating to the late 1000s.[1]

For reasons unexplained, various monolingual Japanese resources only include the ryokushoku reading for this compound, yet still gloss the term as みどりいろ (midori iro).[3][4][5]

Pronunciation

(Tokyo) みどりいろ [mìdórí író] (Heiban – [0])[2]
IPA^(key): [mʲido̞ɾʲi iɾo̞]

Noun

緑(みどり)色(いろ) • (midori iro)

[from late 1000s] the color green

Usage notes

May be used attributively with the particle の (no).

緑色(みどりいろ)の葉(は)っぱ、緑色(みどりいろ)のペンキ
midori iro no happa, midori iro no penki
a green leaf, green paint / a green-colored leaf, green-colored paint

Etymology 2

Kanji in this term
緑	色
りょく Grade: 3	しょく Grade: 2
kan’on

Alternative spelling
綠色 (kyūjitai)

From Middle Chinese 綠色 (MC lɨok̚ ʃɨk̚, literally “green + color”). First cited in Japanese to the first half of the 新撰万葉集 (Shinsen Man'yōshū), published in 893.[1]

Pronunciation

(Tokyo) りょくしょく [ryòkúshókú] (Heiban – [0])[2][5]
IPA^(key): [ɾʲo̞kɯ̟̊ᵝɕo̞kɯ̟ᵝ]

Noun

緑(りょく)色(しょく) • (ryokushoku)

[from 893] the color green

Usage notes

May be used attributively with the particle の (no).

緑色(りょくしょく)の空(そら)
ryokushoku no sora
a green sky / a green-colored sky

Derived terms

緑色凝灰岩(りょくしょくぎょうかいがん) (ryokushoku gyōkaigan, “green tuff”)
緑色蛍光蛋白質(りょくしょくけいこうたんぱくしつ) (ryokushoku keikō tanpakushitsu, “green fluorescent protein”)
緑色片岩(りょくしょくへんがん) (ryokushoku hengan, “greenschist”)

References

“緑色”, in 日本国語大辞典 (Nihon Kokugo Daijiten, “Nihon Kokugo Daijiten”)‎ (in Japanese), 2nd edition, Tōkyō: Shogakukan, 2000, →ISBN
1998, NHK日本語発音アクセント辞典 (NHK Japanese Pronunciation Accent Dictionary) (in Japanese), Tōkyō: NHK, →ISBN
1998, 広辞苑 (Kōjien), Fifth Edition (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Iwanami Shoten, →ISBN
“緑色”, in デジタル大辞泉 (Dejitaru Daijisen)‎ (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Shogakukan, updated roughly every four months
2006, 大辞林 (Daijirin), Third Edition (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Sanseidō, →ISBN

[KDJ2-1] “緑色”, in 日本国語大辞典 (Nihon Kokugo Daijiten, “Nihon Kokugo Daijiten”)‎ (in Japanese), 2nd edition, Tōkyō: Shogakukan, 2000, →ISBN

[NHK-2] 1998, NHK日本語発音アクセント辞典 (NHK Japanese Pronunciation Accent Dictionary) (in Japanese), Tōkyō: NHK, →ISBN

[K-3] 1998, 広辞苑 (Kōjien), Fifth Edition (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Iwanami Shoten, →ISBN

[DDJS-4] “緑色”, in デジタル大辞泉 (Dejitaru Daijisen)‎ (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Shogakukan, updated roughly every four months

[DJR-5] 2006, 大辞林 (Daijirin), Third Edition (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Sanseidō, →ISBN