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青 means 'blue'

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Strokes : 8    Radical number: 174    Frequency: 449   JLPT: N4    Usefulness: 2    Study set: 2-7    Grade: 1   Intermediate lesson: 13    Beginner lesson: -   Begins 243 words   Used in 320 words   Used in 1442 names   Component in 28 kanji (6 Jōyō)
Jōyō (常用)
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   セイ   ショウ
Kun
   あお-   あお blue
Kun    あお
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⿱   () master   () month; moon  
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In the most useful 10,000 words in Japanese, 青 is used 19 times, read 3 ways (with 1 variation). 1 word uses a non-standard reading.
Across all words in Japanese, 青 is used 257 times, read 3 ways (with 2 variations). 2 words use a non-standard reading.
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セイ : 93 words FIND ALL
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noun
youth; young man
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ショウ (read as じょう) : 5 words FIND ALL
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noun
Prussian blue; deep blue; dark blue; ultramarine
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ショウ : 4 words FIND ALL
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noun
verdigris; green rust; copper rust
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セイ (read as ぜい) : 2 words FIND ALL
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noun
1. red and blue  (this meaning is restricted to reading たんせい)
2. paints; colors  (this meaning is restricted to reading たんせい)
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あお- (read as あお) : 151 words FIND ALL
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2. green
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Part of a non-standard reading: 2 words. FIND ALL
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1. deep blue; bright blue
2. ghastly pale; pallid; white as a sheet
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An additional 25 less common words include 青 but the reading has not yet been categorized.
Henshall: 52 (originally: 43)  Joy o' Kanji : 43  Key to Kanji: 609 

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セイ   ショウ   あお-    あお blue   
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シュ   ぬし    あるじ master, proprietor, owner   
ガツ   ゲツ   つき month; moon   
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