青信号
See also: 靑信號
Japanese
| Kanji in this term | ||
|---|---|---|
| 青 | 信 | 号 |
| あお Grade: 1 |
しん Grade: 4 |
ごう Grade: 3 |
| kun'yomi | on'yomi | |
| Alternative spelling |
|---|
| 靑信號 (kyūjitai) |
Etymology
青 (ao, “blue”) + 信号 (shingō, “signal”).
Pronunciation
Noun
青信号 • (aoshingō)
- a green traffic light, a green light (abbr. 青), green signal
Usage notes
This is literally blue signal which leads Japanese speakers of English to say "blue signal" when they mean green light more often than not.
Coordinate terms
- 赤信号 (akashingō, “red light”)
- 黄信号 (kishingō, “yellow light”)
See also
- 信号機 (shingōki, “traffic light, the signalling device”)