緑 — kanji meaning “green”
緑
green
- Meanings
- green
- On'yomi
- リョク (ryoku)、ロク (roku)
- Kun'yomi
- みどり
- Strokes
- 14
- School grade
- 3
- JLPT (old scale)
- Level 2
- Newspaper frequency
- #1180 of 2,500
- Classical radical
- 120
- Chinese reading
- lǜ
Words with 緑
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 緑色 | みどりいろ midoriiro | green; green color |
| 緑茶 | りょくちゃ ryokucha | green tea; Japanese tea |
| 緑地 | りょくち ryokuchi | green tract of land; green space |
| 緑化 | りょっか ryokka | greening (i.e. planting to increase greenery); tree planting; afforestation |
| 新緑 | しんりょく shinryoku | fresh verdure; new green leaves |
| 緑内障 | りょくないしょう ryokunaishou | glaucoma |
| 緑青 | ろくしょう rokushou | verdigris; green rust; copper rust |
| 緑黄色 | りょくおうしょく ryokuoushoku | greenish yellow |
| 緑風 | りょくふう ryokufuu | early-summer breeze |
| 常緑 | じょうりょく jouryoku | evergreen |
| 常緑樹 | じょうりょくじゅ jouryokuju | evergreen tree; (an) evergreen |
| 緑豆 | りょくとう ryokutou | mung bean (Vigna radiata); green gram |
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