黄
yellow

Readings

On'yomi (音読み)

オウコウ

Kun'yomi (訓読み)

きこ-

Nanori (名乗り)

ういれい

Stroke Order

11 / 11

Information

Grade:2
Strokes:11
JLPT:2
Frequency:1240

Vocabulary

オウ

WordReadingMeaning
黄金オウゴンgold (Au); golden; prosperous; excellent; superb; money (esp. ōban coin); cash
黄金時代オウゴンジダイgolden age
黄色オウショクyellow; amber
黄土オウドloess; yellow ochre; yellow ocher; Hades; hell; underworld; world of the dead
黄緑オウリョクpea green; yellow-green

コウ

WordReadingMeaning
黄昏コウコンdusk; twilight; twilight years; melancholia; melancholic nostalgia
黄色コウショクyellow; amber
黄海コウカイYellow Sea
黄土コウドloess; yellow ochre; yellow ocher; Hades; hell; underworld; world of the dead
黄鉛コウエンchrome yellow

Other

WordReadingMeaning
黄色いきいろいyellow; high-pitched (voice); shrill
硫黄いおうsulfur (S); sulphur
硫黄ゆおうsulfur (S); sulphur
黄昏たそがれdusk; twilight; twilight years; melancholia; melancholic nostalgia
黄色きいろyellow; amber

Visually Similar Kanji

These kanji are easily confused due to similar shapes

貢
finance, support, tribute
Grade 8JLPT 1
責
blame, censure, condemn
Grade 5JLPT 3
項
clause, item, nape of neck, paragraph, term (expression)
Grade 8JLPT 1
横
horizontal, perverse, side, sideways, unreasonable, width, woof
Grade 3JLPT 3
昔
antiquity, old times, once upon a time
Grade 3JLPT 3
苗
sapling, seedling, shoot
Grade 8JLPT 1
貫
8 1/3lbs, brace, penetrate, pierce
Grade 8JLPT 1
債
bond, debt, loan
Grade 8JLPT 1
塊
chunk, clod, clot, lump, mass
Grade 8JLPT 1
貴
esteem, honor, precious, prize, value
Grade 6JLPT 1