真青

Japanese

Kanji in this term
真	青
ま Grade: 3	さお Grade: 1
kun'yomi

Alternative spelling
眞靑 (kyūjitai)

Etymology 1

Compound of 真 (ma, “true, real, pure”) +‎ さ青 (sao, “quite blue”). In turn, the sao reflects Old Japanese さ青 (sawo), itself from mild emphatic prefix Old Japanese さ (sa-) + 青 (awo), with the identical medial vowels merging to avoid hiatus.

First attested in a text from 1120.

Superseded in modern usage by geminated version 真っ青 (massao).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ma̠sa̠o̞]

Adjective

真(ま)青(さお) • (masao) ^{←まさを (masawo)?†}-nari

1. [1120–???] (archaic, Classical Japanese) deep blue, purely or entirely blue

Inflection

Classical conjugation of "真青なり" (ナリ活用, see Appendix:Japanese verbs.)

Stem forms
Irrealis (未然形)	真青なら	まさおなら	masaonara
Continuative (連用形)	真青に[1] 真青なり[2]	まさおに まさおなり	masaoni masaonari
Terminal (終止形)	真青なり	まさおなり	masaonari
Attributive (連体形)	真青なる	まさおなる	masaonaru
Realis (已然形)	真青なれ	まさおなれ	masaonare
Imperative (命令形)	真青なれ	まさおなれ	masaonare
Key constructions
Negative	真青ならず	まさおならず	masaonarazu
Contrasting conjunction	真青なれど	まさおなれど	masaonaredo
Causal conjunction	真青なれば	まさおなれば	masaonareba
Conditional conjunction	真青ならば	まさおならば	masaonaraba
Past tense (firsthand knowledge)	真青なりき	まさおなりき	masaonariki
Past tense (secondhand knowledge)	真青なりけり	まさおなりけり	masaonarikeri
Adverbial	真青に	まさおに	masaoni
[1]Without auxiliary verb. [2]With auxiliary verb.

Noun

真(ま)青(さお) • (masao) ^{←まさを (masawo)?}

1. [1120–???] (archaic, Classical Japanese) a deep blue, a pure blue

Etymology 2

Kanji in this term
真	青
ま Grade: 3	あお Grade: 1
kun'yomi

Alternative spelling
眞靑 (kyūjitai)

Compound of 真 (ma, “true, real, pure”) +‎ 青 (ao, “blue”). First cited to the early 1100s.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ma̠a̠o̞]

Adjective

真(ま)青(あお) • (maao) ^{←まあを (maawo)?†}-nari

1. [early 1100s–???] (archaic, Classical Japanese) deep blue, purely or entirely blue

Inflection

Classical conjugation of "真青なり" (ナリ活用, see Appendix:Japanese verbs.)

Stem forms
Irrealis (未然形)	真青なら	まあおなら	maaonara
Continuative (連用形)	真青に[1] 真青なり[2]	まあおに まあおなり	maaoni maaonari
Terminal (終止形)	真青なり	まあおなり	maaonari
Attributive (連体形)	真青なる	まあおなる	maaonaru
Realis (已然形)	真青なれ	まあおなれ	maaonare
Imperative (命令形)	真青なれ	まあおなれ	maaonare
Key constructions
Negative	真青ならず	まあおならず	maaonarazu
Contrasting conjunction	真青なれど	まあおなれど	maaonaredo
Causal conjunction	真青なれば	まあおなれば	maaonareba
Conditional conjunction	真青ならば	まあおならば	maaonaraba
Past tense (firsthand knowledge)	真青なりき	まあおなりき	maaonariki
Past tense (secondhand knowledge)	真青なりけり	まあおなりけり	maaonarikeri
Adverbial	真青に	まあおに	maaoni
[1]Without auxiliary verb. [2]With auxiliary verb.

Noun

真(ま)青(あお) • (maao) ^{←まあを (maawo)?}

1. [early 1100s–???] (archaic, Classical Japanese) a deep blue, a pure blue

Etymology 3

Kanji in this term
真	青
ま Grade: 3	さお Grade: 1
kun'yomi

Alternative spelling
眞靑 (kyūjitai)

Alternative spelling of 真っ青 (massao).

Definitions

For pronunciation and definitions of 真青 – see the following entry.

【真まっ青さお】 [adjective] [from 1603] deep blue, purely or entirely blue [adjective] [from 1719] (of a face) pallid or pale of complexion, as from fright or pain [noun] [from 1603] a deep blue, a pure blue [noun] [from 1719] (of a face) pallor or paleness of complexion, as from fright or pain

(This term, 真青, is an alternative spelling of the above term.)