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ι»„
JLPT N2 SL2 11 strokes Frequency: #1240

Meanings

Yellow

Radicals

ι»„

Decomposition

βΏ±οΌŸβΏ±η”±ε…«

Etymology

Pictographic: A jade pendant

Writing Practice

Stroke 0 / 11

Stroke Order

1 horizontal bottom-right-to-top-left
2 vertical right-to-left
3 vertical right-to-left
4 horizontal bottom-to-top
5 vertical bottom-right-to-top-left
6 corner bottom-right-to-top-left
7 vertical right-to-left
8 horizontal bottom-to-top
9 horizontal bottom-to-top
10 diagonal bottom-to-top
11 dot bottom-right-to-top-left
On'yomi (Chinese reading)
コウ kou
γ‚ͺウ ou
Kun'yomi (Japanese reading)
き ki

Words Using This Kanji

197 words total
Other (20 words)
ι»„ε£Œ γ“γ†γ˜γ‚‡γ†

yellow soil

γγ‘γ°γ—γŒι»„θ‰²γ„ γγ‘γ°γ—γŒγγ„γ‚γ„

fledgling

ηœŸγ£ι»„θ‰² まっきいろ

bright yellow

ι»„θ‰²γΏγŒγ‹γ£γŸ γγ„γ‚γΏγŒγ‹γ£γŸ

yellowish

ι»„ι•·ηŸ³ γŠγ†γ‘γ‚‡γ†γ›γ

melilite

ι›„ι»„ γ‚†γ†γŠγ†

orpiment

ι»„ι‡‘θΆγ€…ι­š γ“γŒγ­γ‘γ‚‡γ†γ‘γ‚‡γ†γ†γŠ

pebbled butterflyfish (Chaetodon multicinctus)

黄血色 γŠγ†γ›γγ—γ‚‡γ

yellowish red

ι»„ζ³‰ζˆΈε–« γ‚ˆγ‚‚γ€γΈγγ„

eating the food of the dead (which prevents return from the underworld)

黄倉症 γŠγ†γΈγ‚“γ—γ‚‡γ†

xanthochromism

黄落 こうらく

falling of the yellow leaves and nuts (in autumn)

黄色っぽい きいろっぽい

yellowish

ι»„θ‰²γŒγ‹γ£γŸ γγ„γ‚γŒγ‹γ£γŸ

yellowish

黄禍論 こうかろん

Yellow Peril (argument)

ζ˜‡δΊ€η‚Ήι»„η΅Œ しょうこうてんこうけい

longitude of the ascending node

黄俑号 きしんごう

yellow light (traffic)

ι»„γƒŠγƒ³γƒγƒΌ γγƒŠγƒ³γƒγƒΌ

yellow registration plate with black characters (used for private use light motor vehicles)

ι»„ζœ½θ‘‰ きくけば

reddish-yellow (colour)

黄牛 あめうし

caramel-coloured cow

ι»„θ‰²γƒ–γƒ‰γ‚¦ηƒθŒ γŠγ†γ—γ‚‡γγƒ–γƒ‰γ‚¦γγ‚…γ†γγ‚“

golden staph (Staphylococcus aureus)