青 — kanji meaning “blue”
青
blue, green
- Meanings
- blue, green
- On'yomi
- セイ (sei)、ショウ (shou)
- Kun'yomi
- あお、あお-、あお.い
- Name readings
- お
- Strokes
- 8
- School grade
- 1
- JLPT (old scale)
- Level 3
- Newspaper frequency
- #589 of 2,500
- Classical radical
- 174
- Chinese reading
- qīng — Chinese character page
Words with 青
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 青年 | せいねん seinen | youth; young man |
| 青春 | せいしゅん seishun | youth; adolescence; springtime of life |
| 青空 | あおぞら aozora | blue sky |
| 青い | あおい aoi | blue; azure |
| 青山 | せいざん seizan | lush mountain; green mountain |
| 青木 | あおき aoki | Japanese laurel (Aucuba japonica); spotted laurel |
| 青色 | あおいろ aoiro | blue |
| 青少年 | せいしょうねん seishounen | young people (ages 12 to 25); youth; the younger generation |
| 青葉 | あおば aoba | fresh leaves |
| 真っ青 | まっさお massao | deep blue; bright blue |
| 青梅 | あおうめ aoume | unripe plum |
| 青柳 | あおやぎ aoyagi | green willow (i.e. one that has budded) |
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