あお
青
な
菜
　
に
しお
塩

expression

Idiomatic expression.
  1. feeling sad or downhearted, down in the dumps.

Variations

Pronunciation Kanji Kana Is Common
あお
青
な
菜
　
に
しお
塩
 青菜に塩 あおなにしお

Contained Kanji Breakdown

blue, green
あお　セイ　お (1st, N4)
life, (生 variant)
month, moon
つき　ゲツ　ガツ (1st, N5)
vegetable, side dish, greens
サイ　な　よう (4th, N2)
grass, grass radical (no. 140)
dice, form, appearance
サイ　と.る　いろどり (Late High School, N1)
paw radical
tree, wood
き　モク　こ- (1st, N5)
salt
しお　エン (4th, N2)
soil, earth, ground
ド　つち　は (1st, N5)
person, (人 variant)
mouth
くち　コウ　ク (1st, N4)
dish, a helping, plate
さら　ベイ (3rd, N2)