黄 – yellow

11 strokesTaught in grade 2#1240 in newspaper frequencyN5 vocabulary

The kanji 黄 means yellow. Its on’yomi (Chinese-derived reading) is コウ、オウ (kou, ou); its kun’yomi (native Japanese reading) is き、こ- (ki, ko). It is written with 11 strokes, under radical 黃 (no. 201).

Stroke order

Stroke order from KanjiVG. Practise others with the stroke order lookup.

Readings

Type	Reading	Romaji
On’yomi	コウ	kou
On’yomi	オウ	ou
Kun’yomi	き	ki
Kun’yomi	こ-	ko

A dot separates the kanji’s part from the okurigana (kana written after it), e.g. まな.ぶ → 学ぶ.

Radical and components

Radical: 黃 (Kangxi radical 201). Components: 田・ハ.

Words using 黄

黄色きいろyellow黄色いきいろいyellow黄金おうごんgold (Au)

Example sentences

床は緑色に塗られていたが、一方壁は黄色だった。

The floor was painted green, while the walls were yellow.

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秋になると葉は黄色くなる。

In autumn the leaves turn yellow.

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絵の中の少女は黄金ではなくて花のかんむりをかぶっています。

The girl in the picture is wearing a crown not of gold but of flowers.

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