Look up midori in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. Midori (みどり, ミドリ, 緑, 翠, pronounced [miꜜdoɾi]) is the Japanese word for "green" and may refer to: Midori Nishizono, a character in the visual novel and anime Little Busters!

The Japanese language only got its unique word for green, みどり (緑), during the Heian period, which was between 794 and 1185. However, the term was not widely adopted until after World War II, and its late adoption was partly why we still see あおい used to describe green things.