[黄] Handwritten Kanji for yellow and its Readings, Radical and Usage

Today’s Kanji is “黄” (ki); Kanji for “yellow”.

 

Handwritten Kanji “黄” (ki)

 

Readings, Radical and Meaning of “黄”

漢字 Kanji	読み Readings	ローマ字 Romaji	画数 Stroke Count	部首 Radical	意味 Meaning
黄	コウ オウ き こ	kou ou ki ko	11	黄	yellow

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 “黄”

Jukugo / Usage	Yomi	Romaji	Meaning
黄色いTシャツ	きいろいてぃーしゃつ	kiiroi t-shatsu	Yellow t-shirt
黄色人種	おうしょくじんしゅ	oushokujinshu	Yellow(-skinned) race
黄砂	こうさ	kousa	Yellow dust