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青

blue, green

JLPTN5School grade1Strokes8Frequency#589
Kun
あお · あお- · あおいao · ao · aoie.g.青あおblue (the color)
On
セイ · ショウsei · shou

Kun is the Japanese reading, used when the kanji stands alone with kana after it. On comes from Chinese and is mostly used in compound words.

Radical
青blue
Parts
  • 月moon
  • 土earth
  • 二two
  • 亠lid

Used in words

  • 青(あお)
    blue (the color)
  • 青(あお)い
    blue (adjective)

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