green

1. Origins, structure, and basic meaning

• Structure: 緑 has 14 strokes and denotes the color green.
• Basic usage: 緑 is read みどり, and 緑色 is read みどりいろ.

2. Common pitfalls and similar expressions

• 緑 and 緑色
  • 緑 means green or greenery.
  • 春になると山の緑が鮮やかになる。 means “The mountains turn a vivid green in spring.”
  • 緑色 means green.
  • 信号が緑色に変わってから道を渡った。 means “I crossed the street after the light turned green.”