JLPT N2 · 11 strokes
Kanji 黄: "yellow"
The kanji 黄 means "yellow". It is written with 11 strokes and belongs to JLPT level N2, read コウ, オウ in on'yomi and き, こ- 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)
コウオウ
Kun'yomi (native Japanese reading)
きこ-
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 | yellow |
|---|---|
| Strokes | 11 |
| JLPT level | N2 |
| Taught in Japan | grade 2 |
| Frequency rank | 1240 of 2,501 |
Common words with 黄
The most frequent words using this kanji, most common first, with furigana readings. Click one to open it in the reader.
- 黄金gold (Au) · golden; prosperous; excellent; superb
- 黄色いyellow · high-pitched (voice); shrill
- 黄色yellow; amber
- 黄yellow
- 黄昏dusk; twilight · twilight years
- 黄金色golden; gold-colored; gold-coloured; honey-colour
- 黄色い声shrill voice (esp. of women and children)
- 硫黄sulfur (S); sulphur
- 黄ばむto turn yellow; to become tinged with yellow; to yellow (with age)
- 黄身egg yolk
- 黄緑色yellow-green; pea green
- 黄土色ocher (colour); ochre
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