🌏 Region(s): Ryukyu (Okinawa)
みじいる【水色】 : miji iru | define meaning
miji iru
Pronunciation: [mid͡ʑiʔiɾu]
Definition
Noun
- Light blue
Etymology
Cognate with standard Japanese みずいろ【水色】 mizuiro "light blue".
Historical Ryukyuan attestations
- Vocabulary of the language spoken at the Great Loo-Choo Island, in the Japan Sea (1818), by Herbert John Clifford, records "Blue (light colour). Meéz-eeroo".
Spelling
| Orthography | Form |
|---|---|
| Kanji | 水色 |
| Kana | みじいる |
| Romanization | miji iru |
| Pronunciation (IPA) | [mid͡ʑiʔiɾu] |
意味：みずいろ【水色】
Categories:
水色
Cite this entry: Read, Zachary. (2025, November 23). みじいる【水色】 : miji iru | define meaning. JLect: Japonic Languages and Dialects Database. Retrieved 2025, December 5, from https://www.jlect.com/entry/7961/mijiiru/.