[青] Handwritten Kanji for blue and its Readings, Radical and Usage

Today’s Kanji is “青” (ao); Kanji for “blue”.

 

Handwritten Kanji “青” (ao)

 

Readings, Radical and Meaning of “青”

漢字 Kanji	読み Readings	ローマ字 Romaji	画数 Stroke Count	部首 Radical	意味 Meaning
青	セイ ショウ あお あお-い	sei shou ao ao-i	8	青	blue

Readings contain “音読み(on-yomi)” and “訓読み(kun-yomi)“. On-yomi is written in “カタカナ(katakana)” and Kun-yomi is written in “ひらがな(hiragana)“. (⇒ What is On-yomi and Kun-yomi?)

 

Jukugo (Kanji Compound Words) / Usage of “青”

Jukugo / Usage	Yomi	Romaji	Meaning
青空	あおぞら	aozora	blue sky
青い鳥	あおいとり	aoi tori	blue bird
青年	せいねん	seinen	young man