Kanji

What does the kanji 碧 mean?

碧 means deep blue-green, azure. On'yomi ヘキ、ヒャク.

Quick facts
On'yomiヘキ、ヒャク
Strokes14
Main radical石
Level (estimated, JLPT framework)N1
On'yomi ヘキ、ヒャク
N1 · estimated, JLPT framework14 strokes

deep blue-green, azure

Memory hook

A white (白) jewel (王) set in the stone (石), glowing blue-green — BLUE-GREEN, EMERALD.

Main radical

石stone 5 strokes

Stroke order · 14 strokes

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English meanings, On/Kun readings, stroke counts: KANJIDIC2 — Electronic Dictionary Research and Development Group (EDRDG), licensed CC BY-SA 4.0. Components: KRADFILE (EDRDG). Stroke order: KanjiVG (Ulrich Apel), licensed CC BY-SA 3.0. Mnemonics written by GoMe.

N5–N1 levels on this page are estimates based on the JLPT framework, drawn from community benchmarks. GoMe Nihongo is not affiliated with the Japan Foundation or JEES, which administer the JLPT.