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(あお) (ao, “blue”) + 信号(しんごう) (shingō, “signal”).

Pronunciation

• (Tokyo) あおしんごー [àóshíꜜǹgòò] (Nakadaka – [3])
• IPA^(key): [a̠o̞ɕĩŋɡo̞ː]

Noun

青(あお)信(しん)号(ごう) • (aoshingō) 

1. 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(あか)信(しん)号(ごう) (akashingō, “red light”)
• 黄(き)信(しん)号(ごう) (kishingō, “yellow light”)

See also

• 信(しん)号(ごう)機(き) (shingōki, “traffic light, the signalling device”)