JLPT N5 kanji. Readings, meaning, and how the character is built.
青 means blue, green. It is a JLPT N5 kanji written in 8 strokes, read あお or せい. It appears in 青い (blue) and 青白い (pale).
青 is written in 8 strokes, in the order numbered below. Order matters: it is what makes handwriting legible, and it is how the character is looked up in a paper dictionary.
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 青 | あお | blue |
| 青い | あおい | blue |
| 青白い | あおじろい | pale |
青 tends to carry the sound せい. They carry it; they do not all mean the same thing.
| Reading | Meaning | |
|---|---|---|
| 青 | せい | blue, green |
| 情 | せい | feelings, emotion |
| 請 | せい | solicit, invite |
| 清 | せい | pure, purify |
| 精 | せい | refined, ghost |
| 静 | せい | quiet |
| 晴 | せい | clear up |
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