Ao (青): when blue was green (and violet)
How to be inexperienced, dark and pale at the same time. The blue color is called ao (青 ● あお)…
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Kuro (黒): a color for sacredness and mundanity.
From evil and fear to marriage and enlightenment. One color and both sides of the coin. The black color is…
Shiro (白): one color, a double-edged meaning.
Of spirituality, weddings, deaths, seppuku and purity. The white color is called shiro (白 ●しろ) and this beautiful kanji represents…
Iro (色): one word, many colors.
Color has many meanings! (iro wa imi ga iroiro aru ● 色 は 意味 が いろいろ ある) In fact, colors…