青
blue, green

Readings

On'yomi (音読み)

ショウセイ

Kun'yomi (訓読み)

あおあお-あお.い

Nanori (名乗り)

お

Stroke Order

8 / 8

Information

Grade:1
Strokes:8
JLPT:4
Frequency:589

Vocabulary

ショウ

WordReadingMeaning
緑青ロクショウverdigris; green rust; copper rust
緑青リョクショウverdigris; green rust; copper rust
青蓮院流ショウレンインリュウShorenin school of calligraphy; Sonen school; Oie school
青龍ショウリョウblue dragon (an auspicious creature in Chinese mythology); Azure Dragon (god said to rule over the eastern heavens)
青面金剛ショウメンコンゴウShōmen Kongō; Blue-Faced Vajra; blue-skinned deity depicted with two, four or six arms; originally associated with esoteric Buddhism, thought to bring sickness; revered as part of kōshin-machi beliefs during the Edo period

セイ

WordReadingMeaning
青果セイカfruits and vegetables; produce
青春セイシュンyouth; adolescence; springtime of life
青少年セイショウネンyoung people; youth; the younger generation
青年セイネンyouth; young man
未青年ミセイネンminority (i.e. being under age); minor; underage person

Other

WordReadingMeaning
番瀝青ペンキpaint
青あおblue; azure; green; green light (traffic); black (horse coat color); blue 5-point card; immature; unripe; young
青いあおいblue; azure; green; pale (facial color); gray; grey; unripe; inexperienced
青ざめるあおざめるto become pale; to turn pale
青空あおぞらblue sky

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These kanji are easily confused due to similar shapes

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清
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晴
clear up
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庸
commonplace, employment, ordinary
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肩
shoulder
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肖
resemblance
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育
bring up, grow up, raise, rear
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昔
antiquity, old times, once upon a time
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有
approx, exist, happen, have, occur, possess
Grade 3JLPT 4
者
person, someone
Grade 3JLPT 4