Kanji

blue, green

Kanji

Grade

Grade 1

Strokes

8 strokes

Radical

青部

On'yomi (Chinese Reading)

セイ, ショウ

Kun'yomi (Japanese Reading)

あお, あお-, あおい

Nanori (Name Reading)

あお, きよ, はる

Common Readings

ショウ, セイ, あお, あお…い

Example sentences

青い あおい
顔色が青いけれど、大丈夫ですか?

You look pale, are you okay?

白い しろい
白い雲が青い空に浮かんでいる。

White clouds are floating in the blue sky.

青年 せいねん
彼は将来有望な青年として期待されている。

He is expected to be a promising young man.

頼もしい たのもしい
彼は将来が頼もしい青年だ

He is a promising young man for the future.

あお
信号が青に変わった。

The traffic light turned blue.

切り替わる きりかわる
信号が青に切り替わったので、車が動き出した。

Since the traffic light switched to green, the cars started moving.

青ざめる あおざめる
その知らせを聞いて、彼は顔を青ざめた。

Hearing the news, his face turned pale.

青白い あおじろい
彼は病気で顔が青白い。

He is pale due to illness.

スピカ スピカ
夜空に青白く輝くスピカを見つけた。

I found Spica shining bluish-white in the night sky.

青春 せいしゅん
彼は青春時代を野球に捧げました。

He dedicated his youth to baseball.

Example Vocabulary

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