8 strokes
Jouyou kanji
Taught in 1st grade
JLPT exam level N4

blue, green

Kun'yomi
  • blue ②green ③green light (traffic) ④black (horse coat color) ⑤immature
  • あお-
  • blue ②green ③pale (facial color) ④unripe
On'yomi
  • セイ
  • ショウ
Nanori

Main Radical

(KanXi)

Variants

Reading Commonality

あおあお-あお 72.2%
セイ 26.4%
1.2%
ショウ 0.2%

Character Breakdown

blue, green
あお セイ お (1st, N4)
life (生) variant
month, moon
つき ゲツ ガツ (1st, N5)

Common Words

blue ②green ③green light (traffic) ④black (horse coat color) ⑤immature
blue ②green ③pale (facial color) ④unripe
lush mountain ②grave
fresh leaves
Japanese laurel (Aucuba japonica) ②lush, green tree
green paddy
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References

Unicode hex code 9752
JIS X 0208 1-32-36
Nelson, A. Classic Nelson 5076
Haig, J. New Nelson Japanese-English Character Dictionary 6557
Halpern, J. New Japanese-English Character Dictionary 2430
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Morohashi Daikanwajiten 42564P
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Spahn and Hadamitzky Kanji and Kana (2011 edition) 208
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Kask, A. Tuttle Kanji Cards 74
Crowley, D. The Kanji Way to Japanese Language Power 393
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AJLT Japanese For Busy People vols I-III 2.2
Kodansha Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide 1871
Maniette, Y. Les Kanjis dans la tete 1548
Tuttle Dictionary Descriptor Code 4b4.10
Four corner code 5022.7
De Roo Code 1446