11 strokes
Jouyou kanji
Taught in 2nd grade
JLPT exam level N2

yellow

Kun'yomi
  • yellow
  • こ-
On'yomi
  • コウ
  • オウ
Nanori
  • うい
  • れい

Main Radical

(KanXi)

Reading Commonality

63.7%
オウ 30.2%
コウ 4.9%
こ- 1.1%

Character Breakdown

yellow
き オウ コウ (2nd, N2)
twenty(廿) variant
wherefore, a reason
ユウ ユ ユイ (3rd, N3)
rice field, rice paddy
た デン たん (1st, N4)
number one, line, rod radical (no. 2)
コン シ ジョ
eight, eight radical (no. 12)
ハチ や はっ (1st, N5)

Contained In

Common Words

yellow
gold (Au) ②golden ③money (esp. ōban coin)
underground spring ②Hades
yellow ②high-pitched (voice)
to turn yellow
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References

Unicode hex code 9EC4
JIS X 0208 1-18-11
Nelson, A. Classic Nelson 5399
Haig, J. New Nelson Japanese-English Character Dictionary 7045
Halpern, J. New Japanese-English Character Dictionary 2468
Halpern, J. Kodansha Kanji Dictionary 3116
Halpern, J. Kanji Learners Dictionary (Kodansha) 1596
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Gakken A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage 1063
O'Neill, P.G. Japanese Names 1499
O'Neill, P.G. Essential Kanji 469
Morohashi Daikanwajiten 47926P
Henshall, K. A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters 120
Spahn and Hadamitzky Kanji and Kana 780
Spahn and Hadamitzky Kanji and Kana (2011 edition) 794
Sakade, F. A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 214
Hodges & Okazaki Japanese Kanji Flashcards 1021
Henshall & De Groot A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese, 3rd ed. 133
Kask, A. Tuttle Kanji Cards 203
Nishiguchi & Kono Kanji in Context 993
Kodansha Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide 1939
Maniette, Y. Les Kanjis dans la tete 1766
Tuttle Dictionary Descriptor Code 3k8.16
Four corner code 4480.6
De Roo Code 1961