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What does the kanji 蒼 mean?

蒼 means deep blue-green; pale, wan. On'yomi ソウ. Kun'yomi あお.い.

Quick facts
On'yomiソウ
Kun'yomiあお.い
Strokes13
Main radical艸
Level (estimated, JLPT framework)N1
On'yomi ソウKun'yomi あお.い
N1 · estimated, JLPT framework13 strokes

deep blue-green; pale, wan

Memory hook

Grass (艹) covering the storehouse (倉) in one great sweep of blue — BLUE, PALE.

Main radical

艸grass, plant 6 strokes

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Stroke order · 13 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.