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  "generated": "2026-09-28T02:12:01.414Z",
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    "slug": "japanese-greens",
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    "title": "Japanese Greens: Tokiwa, Matsuba, Moegi, Wakatake, Matcha, Seiji",
    "description": "How Japanese names green by what it grows on: evergreen pine (tokiwa, matsuba), new shoots and young bamboo (moegi, wakatake), tea (matcha) and glaze (seiji). What each green signals, and a working palette per green.",
    "eyebrow": "The named colours",
    "readingTime": "4 min",
    "tags": [
      "Greens",
      "Pigments",
      "Japanese"
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    "datePublished": "2026-09-28T00:00:00Z",
    "outline": [
      "The evergreens: tokiwa and matsuba",
      "New growth: moegi and wakatake",
      "Tea and glaze: matcha and seiji",
      "A note on painted green",
      "How to pick the right green for a brief"
    ],
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      {
        "term": "tokiwa",
        "pronunciation": "to-ki-wa",
        "meaning": "'Eternal rock': deep evergreen, a green of permanence."
      },
      {
        "term": "matsuba",
        "pronunciation": "ma-tsu-ba",
        "meaning": "Pine-needle green, darker and greyer."
      },
      {
        "term": "moegi",
        "pronunciation": "mo-e-gi",
        "meaning": "Yellow-green of a new shoot; a young person's colour."
      },
      {
        "term": "wakatake",
        "pronunciation": "wa-ka-ta-ke",
        "meaning": "Young-bamboo green, softer and bluer than moegi."
      },
      {
        "term": "matcha",
        "pronunciation": "ma-t-cha",
        "meaning": "Powdered-tea green, muted yellow-green."
      },
      {
        "term": "seiji",
        "pronunciation": "se-i-ji",
        "meaning": "Celadon: the grey-green of iron-bearing ceramic glaze."
      }
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