蒼

14 strokes
Jinmeiyou kanji used in names
Kentei exam level Pre-1
JLPT exam level N1

blue, pale

Kun'yomi
  • あおい
    		blue ②green ③pale (facial color) ④unripe
On'yomi
  • ソウ

Main Radical

艸(KanXi)

Reading Commonality

あおい 76.1%
ソウ 23.9%

Character Breakdown

blue, pale
あお.い　ソウ (Kentei Pre-1, N1)
grass, grass radical (no. 140)
godown, warehouse, storehouse
くら　ソウ (4th, N1)
to assemble. to gather together
シュウ　あつまる
person
ひと　ニン　ジン (1st, N5)
one, one radical (no.1)
イチ　いっ　ひと- (1st, N5)
door, house
corpse, remains, flag radical (no. 44)
シ　かたしろ (Kentei 1)
mouth
くち　コウ　ク (1st, N4)

Common Words

そう
蒼
りょう
竜
blue dragon ②Azure Dragon (god said to rule over the eastern heavens) ③seven mansions (Chinese constellations) of the eastern heavens ④large horse with a bluish-leaden coat
そう
蒼
てん
天
blue sky ②spring sky
そう
蒼
きゅう
穹
blue sky
そう
蒼
くう
空
blue sky
そう
蒼
はく
白
pale
そう
蒼
は
波
blue wave
がん
顔
めん
面
そう
蒼
はく
白
one's face turning pale (ashen)
うっ
鬱
そう
蒼
thick
こ
古
しょく
色
そう
蒼
ぜん
然
antique-looking
そう
蒼
はく
白
しょく
色
pale
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References

Unicode hex code 84BC
JIS X 0208 1-33-83
Nelson, A. Classic Nelson 4025
Haig, J. New Nelson Japanese-English Character Dictionary 5162
Halpern, J. New Japanese-English Character Dictionary 2507
Halpern, J. Kodansha Kanji Dictionary 2943
Halpern, J. Kanji Learners Dictionary (Kodansha) 1512
Halpern, J. Kanji Learners Dictionary (Kodansha), 2nd edition (2013) 2050
Heisig, J. Remembering The Kanji 2399
Heisig, J. Remembering The Kanji, Sixth Ed. 2479
O'Neill, P.G. Japanese Names 1988
Morohashi Daikanwajiten 31627X
Spahn and Hadamitzky Kanji and Kana 2225
Tuttle Dictionary Descriptor Code 3k10.22
Four corner code 4460.7