緑青

Japanese

Kanji in this term
緑	青
ろく Grade: 3	しょう Grade: 1
on’yomi

Alternative spelling
綠靑 (kyūjitai)

Osaka Castle, with verdigris (緑青).

Etymology

緑 (roku, “green; verdure”) and 青 (shō, “blue; green”)

Noun

緑(ろく)青(しょう) • (rokushō) ^{←ろくしやう (rokusyau)?}

1. verdigris (green material on weathered copper)

Derived terms

• 緑青色