蒼 — kanji meaning “blue”
蒼
blue, pale
- Meanings
- blue, pale
- On'yomi
- ソウ (sou)
- Kun'yomi
- あお.い
- Strokes
- 13
- School grade
- 9
- JLPT (old scale)
- Level 1
- Newspaper frequency
- #2276 of 2,500
- Classical radical
- 140
- Chinese reading
- cāng — Chinese character page
Words with 蒼
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 蒼天 | そうてん souten | blue sky; azure sky |
| 蒼穹 | そうきゅう soukyuu | blue sky |
| 蒼白 | そうはく souhaku | pale; pallid |
| 蒼空 | そうくう soukuu | blue sky |
| 鬱蒼 | うっそう ussou | thick; dense; luxuriant |
| 蒼生 | そうせい sousei | the masses; people |
| 蒼然 | そうぜん souzen | blue; bluish; dim |
| 蒼々 | そうそう sousou | blue (sky, ocean, etc.) |
| 古色蒼然 | こしょくそうぜん koshokusouzen | antique-looking; looking hoary with patina |
| 蒼白色 | そうはくしょく souhakushoku | pale |
| 蒼茫 | そうぼう soubou | vast and blue (e.g. ocean) |
| 蒼鉛 | そうえん souen | bismuth |
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