青信号

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Japanese

Kanji in this term
あお
Grade: 1
しん
Grade: 4
ごう
Grade: 3
on’yomi
Alternative spelling
靑信號 (kyūjitai)

Noun

(あお)(しん)(ごう) (aoshingō

  1. a green traffic light, a green light (abbr. ), 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

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