Kanji
N4 8 strokes Grade 1 freq #589

blue, green

On'yomi (音読み)

Kun'yomi (訓読み)

Radical (部首)

blue/green ao

Others with this radical

On'yomi compounds (音読み)

youth; young man
lush mountain; green mountain
youth; adolescence
young people; youth
fruits and vegetables; produce
young persons' association
blue sky
hydrocyanic acid; prussic acid
bronze
bronze ware

Kun'yomi words (訓読み)

blue; azure
Japanese laurel (Aucuba japonica); spotted laurel
blue sky
fresh leaves
blueprint; cyanotype
unripe plum
green willow (i.e. one that has budded)
speculatively buying a rice harvest, while the fields are still green
blue; azure
blue

Example sentences

He painted the door blue.

The light changed from red to green.

I advised the shy young man to declare his love for the beautiful girl.

As I entered the café, I found two young men watching a wrestling match on television.