JLPT N4 · 8 strokes
Kanji 青: "blue, green"
The kanji 青 means "blue, green". It is written with 8 strokes and belongs to JLPT level N4, read セイ, ショウ in on'yomi and あお, あお-, あお.い in kun'yomi.
Stroke order
Strokes are written in the order of the numbers. The order is not decorative: it is what gives the character its balance, and it is also how handwriting search works in Japanese dictionaries.
Readings
On'yomi (Sino-Japanese reading)
セイショウ
Kun'yomi (native Japanese reading)
あおあお-あお.い
In a kun'yomi reading, the dot separates the kanji from its okurigana: かた.る is read かたる and written 語る. A hyphen marks a bound position, like -び in 日.
At a glance
| Meaning | blue, green |
|---|---|
| Strokes | 8 |
| JLPT level | N4 |
| Taught in Japan | grade 1 |
| Frequency rank | 589 of 2,501 |
Common words with 青
The most frequent words using this kanji, most common first, with furigana readings. Click one to open it in the reader.
- 青いblue; azure · green
- 青blue; azure · green
- 青年youth; young man
- 青ざめるto become pale; to turn pale
- 青白いpale; pallid · bluish-white
- 青春youth; adolescence; springtime of life
- 青空blue sky
- 真っ青deep blue; bright blue · ghastly pale; pallid; white as a sheet
- 青色blue
- 青くなるto become blue; to turn green · to turn pale; to blanch (with fear)
- 青山lush mountain; green mountain · grave; burial place
- 青々vividly green; lush green; fresh and green; verdant
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