# 真青
## Japanese

Kanji in this term :
| 真 | 青 |
| ま Grade: 3 | さお Grade: 1 |
| kun'yomi ||
* Alternative spelling
* 眞靑 (kyūjitai)

### Etymology 1

Compound of 真 (ma, “true, real, pure”) +‎ さ青 (sao, “quite blue”). In turn, the sao reflects Old Japanese さ青 (sawo), itself from mild emphatic prefix Old Japanese さ (sa-) + 青 (awo), with the identical medial vowels merging to avoid hiatus.
First attested in a text from 1120.
Superseded in modern usage by geminated version 真っ青 (massao).

#### Pronunciation

* IPA: [ma̠sa̠o̞]

#### Adjective

真(ま)青(さお) • (masao) $^†$-nari
* [1120–???] (archaic, Classical Japanese) deep blue, purely or entirely blue

##### Inflection

Stem forms :
| Irrealis (未然形) | 真青なら | まさおなら | masaonara |
| Continuative (連用形) | 真青に$^{[1]}$ 真青なり$^{[2]}$ | まさおに まさおなり | masaoni masaonari |
| Terminal (終止形) | 真青なり | まさおなり | masaonari |
| Attributive (連体形) | 真青なる | まさおなる | masaonaru |
| Realis (已然形) | 真青なれ | まさおなれ | masaonare |
| Imperative (命令形) | 真青なれ | まさおなれ | masaonare |
| Key constructions ||||
| Negative | 真青ならず | まさおならず | masaonarazu |
| Contrasting conjunction | 真青なれど | まさおなれど | masaonaredo |
| Causal conjunction | 真青なれば | まさおなれば | masaonareba |
| Conditional conjunction | 真青ならば | まさおならば | masaonaraba |
| Past tense (firsthand knowledge) | 真青なりき | まさおなりき | masaonariki |
| Past tense (secondhand knowledge) | 真青なりけり | まさおなりけり | masaonarikeri |
| Adverbial | 真青に | まさおに | masaoni |
| $^{[1]}$Without auxiliary verb. $^{[2]}$With auxiliary verb. ||||

#### Noun

真(ま)青(さお) • (masao)
* [1120–???] (archaic, Classical Japanese) a deep blue, a pure blue

### Etymology 2

Kanji in this term :
| 真 | 青 |
| ま Grade: 3 | あお Grade: 1 |
| kun'yomi ||
* Alternative spelling
* 眞靑 (kyūjitai)
Compound of 真 (ma, “true, real, pure”) +‎ 青 (ao, “blue”). First cited to the early 1100s.

#### Pronunciation

* IPA: [ma̠a̠o̞]

#### Adjective

真(ま)青(あお) • (maao) $^†$-nari
* [early 1100s–???] (archaic, Classical Japanese) deep blue, purely or entirely blue

##### Inflection

Stem forms :
| Irrealis (未然形) | 真青なら | まあおなら | maaonara |
| Continuative (連用形) | 真青に$^{[1]}$ 真青なり$^{[2]}$ | まあおに まあおなり | maaoni maaonari |
| Terminal (終止形) | 真青なり | まあおなり | maaonari |
| Attributive (連体形) | 真青なる | まあおなる | maaonaru |
| Realis (已然形) | 真青なれ | まあおなれ | maaonare |
| Imperative (命令形) | 真青なれ | まあおなれ | maaonare |
| Key constructions ||||
| Negative | 真青ならず | まあおならず | maaonarazu |
| Contrasting conjunction | 真青なれど | まあおなれど | maaonaredo |
| Causal conjunction | 真青なれば | まあおなれば | maaonareba |
| Conditional conjunction | 真青ならば | まあおならば | maaonaraba |
| Past tense (firsthand knowledge) | 真青なりき | まあおなりき | maaonariki |
| Past tense (secondhand knowledge) | 真青なりけり | まあおなりけり | maaonarikeri |
| Adverbial | 真青に | まあおに | maaoni |
| $^{[1]}$Without auxiliary verb. $^{[2]}$With auxiliary verb. ||||

#### Noun

真(ま)青(あお) • (maao)
* [early 1100s–???] (archaic, Classical Japanese) a deep blue, a pure blue

### Etymology 3

Kanji in this term :
| 真 | 青 |
| ま Grade: 3 | さお Grade: 1 |
| kun'yomi ||
* Alternative spelling
* 眞靑 (kyūjitai)
Alternative spelling of 真っ青 (massao).

#### Definitions

For pronunciation and definitions of 真青 – see the following entry. :
| 【真まっ青さお】 | [adjective] [from 1603] deep blue, purely or entirely blue [adjective] [from 1719] (of a face) pallid or pale of complexion, as from fright or pain [noun] [from 1603] a deep blue, a pure blue [noun] [from 1719] (of a face) [[pallor or paleness of complexion, as from fright or pain |
(This term, 真青, is an alternative spelling of the above term.) :

### References

* 1 2 “真青”, in 日本国語大辞典 [Nihon Kokugo Daijiten]‎ (in Japanese), concise edition, Tokyo: Shogakukan, 2006
* ↑ “真青”, in デジタル大辞泉 [Digital Daijisen]‎ (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Shogakukan, updated roughly every four months
* ↑ “さ青”, in 日本国語大辞典 [Nihon Kokugo Daijiten]‎ (in Japanese), concise edition, Tokyo: Shogakukan, 2006
* ↑ “さ青”, in デジタル大辞泉 [Digital Daijisen]‎ (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Shogakukan, updated roughly every four months
* 1 2 “真青”, in 日本国語大辞典 [Nihon Kokugo Daijiten]‎ (in Japanese), concise edition, Tokyo: Shogakukan, 2006