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.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.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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