緑

Etymology
Variant and Japanese.

In current form,

Kanji

 * 1) green

Compounds

 * : green robes; by extension, a parrot
 * , : the shade of a tree, a shady nook
 * : an early summer rain, a rain in May
 * : one of the regular army groups in China during the Qing Dynasty
 * : the green monkey,
 * : greenish yellow
 * , : greening, tree-planting
 * : a greening or tree-planting campaign
 * : green eyes, green-eyed
 * : green stone; green metamorphic rock
 * : one of the regular army groups in China during the Qing Dynasty
 * : a green jewel; poetic name for bamboo
 * , : a young child under the age of three, particularly under the old Taihō Code of ancient Japan
 * : fresh sake (rice wine)
 * : a healthy tree with lush green leaves
 * : a medal of honor with a green ribbon to signify virtuous conduct
 * : the Green Cross, a play on the Red Cross and a symbol in Japan of industrial health and safety
 * : a girl under the age of three under the Taihō Code of ancient Japan; a young girl
 * : a type of butterfly,
 * : the color green
 * : green water
 * : verdigris, the oxidation of copper
 * : a type of reef coral
 * : green flash
 * : lush green grass
 * : green algae in general
 * : Chlorophyta, a division of green algae
 * : green algae types, as a classification in biology
 * : green moss
 * : green eyebrow paint, a type of cosmetic
 * : the ,
 * : a wooded area
 * :　an afforestation plan
 * : a greenbelt
 * : lush green bamboo
 * : green tea
 * : a beryl crystal or jewel: an emerald
 * : the mineral beryl
 * :, a genus of unicellular flagellate protists.
 * : /, a class of unicellular flagellate protists.
 * : a green mud containing significant amounts of chlorite
 * : chlorites, a group of phyllosilicate minerals
 * : chlorite schist
 * : a wooded area
 * : alternate name for the, the mung bean
 * : glaucoma
 * : a green wave
 * : healthy and shiny black hair; a euphemism for a monk or nun
 * : the ,
 * : green manure
 * : the plants or crop used to make green manure
 * : lush green grass or weeds
 * : the soft breezes of late spring and early summer: zephyr
 * : Japanese a political faction formed in 1947, lasting until 1965
 * : green stool or feces, such as that produced by children suffering from digestive problems
 * : an arched gate made of cedar or cypress boughs, made at times of celebration
 * : a lush green field
 * : green leaves
 * : alternate name for, kale
 * : the ,
 * : light green
 * : lush green woods; a thief's or robber's hideout; by extension, thieves or robbers
 * : epidote, a calcium aluminum iron sorosilicate mineral: Ca2Al2(FeIIIAl)(SiO4)(Si2O7)O(OH)
 * ,, : melanterite, a mineral form of hydrous iron(II) sulfate: FeSO4·7H2O
 * : lush green ivy or vines
 * , : a dark green coat worn by a sixth-ranked official in ancient Japan
 * : a green overcoat worn by nobility; a noble rank in ancient Japan
 * : green flash
 * : diorite
 * : tender green
 * : whitish green

Etymology
From. Originally referred to new buds and shoots, later expanding via metonymy to mean.

Noun

 * 1) green
 * 2) verdure
 * 3) a new bud or shoot
 * 4)  in the Edo Period, an apprentice to a high-ranking courtesan, from ages six or seven through thirteen or fourteen
 * 5) in kabuki and, performing just the main parts of a work and omitting the
 * 1) in kabuki and, performing just the main parts of a work and omitting the

Derived terms

 * , : a baby