JLPT N1 · 14 strokes
Kanji 翠: "green, kingfisher"
The kanji 翠 means "green, kingfisher". It is written with 14 strokes and belongs to JLPT level N1, read スイ in on'yomi and かわせみ, みどり 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)
スイ
Kun'yomi (native Japanese reading)
かわせみみどり
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 | green, kingfisher |
|---|---|
| Strokes | 14 |
| JLPT level | N1 |
| Taught in Japan | secondary school |
| Frequency rank | 2200 of 2,501 |
Common words with 翠
The most frequent words using this kanji, most common first, with furigana readings. Click one to open it in the reader.
- 翡翠色jade green
- 翠玉emerald
- 翠緑green (esp. of trees, rocks, etc.)
- 蒼翠blue-green · lush growth
- 翠微approx. 80% of the way up a mountainside · view of a light green mountain; mountain that appears green from afar
- 翠松verdant pine; green pine
- 翠嵐the sense of being engulfed in a green, mountainous atmosphere
- 赤翡翠ruddy kingfisher (Halcyon coromanda)
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