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Japanese symbol for “yellowish”

Romaji: kimi
yellow; yellowish

In Japanese, yellowish is , read (kimi).

Before using these characters for a tattoo, check them with a native speaker. Dictionary words often have several meanings, and the right choice depends on context.

Meanings

  1. adj-no, n yellow; yellowish

Written forms: . Readings: .

Kanji and stroke order

yellow
on: コウ、オウ
kun: き、こ-
11 strokes · JLPT 2

Other Japanese words for “yellowish”

WordReadingMeaning
きみがかった kimigakattayellowish; cream-coloured; cream-colored
たいこうしょく taikoushokuyellowish (color)
きいろがかった kiirogakattayellowish; tinged with yellow
きいろっぽい kiiroppoiyellowish; tinged with yellow
きいろみがかった kiiromigakattayellowish; cream-coloured; cream-colored

Related words

Words that share a kanji.

WordReadingMeaning
おうごん ougongold (Au)
きいろ kiiroyellow; amber
きいろい kiiroiyellow
いおう iousulfur (S); sulphur
たそがれ tasogaredusk; twilight

See also: Chinese symbol for “yellowish”.

Data: JMdict (CC BY-SA 4.0); KANJIDIC2 (CC BY-SA 4.0); KanjiVG (CC BY-SA 3.0); wordfreq (CC BY-SA 4.0 (data)). Retrieved 2026-10-22.

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