青し
Japanese
    
| Kanji in this term | 
|---|
| 青 | 
| あお Grade: 1 | 
| kun’yomi | 
| Alternative spelling | 
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| 靑し (kyūjitai) | 
Pronunciation
    
- IPA(key): [a̠o̞ɕi]
Adjective
    
青し • (aoshi) †-ku
- Classical Japanese form of 青い (aoi)
- 青は藍より出でて藍より青し- ao wa ai yori idete ai yori aoshi
- blue comes from the indigo plant but is bluer than the plant itself
 
 
- 青は藍より出でて藍より青し
Inflection
    
Classical conjugation of "青し" (ク活用, see Appendix:Japanese verbs.)
| Stem forms | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Irrealis (未然形) | 青く[1] 青から[2] | あおく あおから | aoku aokara | |
| Continuative (連用形) | 青く[1] 青かり[2] | あおく あおかり | aoku aokari | |
| Terminal (終止形) | 青し | あおし | aosi | |
| Attributive (連体形) | 青き 青かる | あおき あおかる | aoki aokaru | |
| Realis (已然形) | 青けれ | あおけれ | aokere | |
| Imperative (命令形) | 青かれ | あおかれ | aokare | |
| Key constructions | ||||
| Negative | 青からず | あおからず | aokarazu | |
| Contrasting conjunction | 青けれど | あおけれど | aokeredo | |
| Causal conjunction | 青ければ | あおければ | aokereba | |
| Conditional conjunction | 青くば | あおくば | aokuba | |
| Past tense (firsthand knowledge) | 青かりき | あおかりき | aokariki | |
| Past tense (secondhand knowledge) | 青かりけり | あおかりけり | aokarikeri | |
| Adverbial | 青く | あおく | aoku | |
| [1]Without auxiliary verb. [2]With auxiliary verb. | ||||
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