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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)
Common readings
On
   セイ   ショウ
Kun
   あお-   あおい blue
Additional readings
Kun    あお
Name    お
Variants
⻘   靑  
Notes
Find out how 青 connects to a red mineral, see how the color blue led 静 (quiet) to mean what it does, and meet friendly blue devils from very different contexts.
Components
⿱  龶 (主) master  ⺝ (月) month; moon  
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See also
責 torture; blame  
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Most useful words by reading
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
せ い ね ん 0
noun
youth; young man
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ショウ (read as じょう) : 5 words FIND ALL
こ ん じ ょ う 0
noun
Prussian blue; deep blue; dark blue; ultramarine
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ショウ : 4 words FIND ALL
ろ く し ょ う 3
noun
verdigris; green rust; copper rust
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セイ (read as ぜい) : 2 words FIND ALL
た ん ぜ い 1
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
あ お 1
1. blue
2. green
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Part of a non-standard reading: 2 words. FIND ALL
ま っ さ お 3
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.
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More information
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Additional data
Henshall: 52 (originally: 43)  Joy o' Kanji : 43  Key to Kanji: 609 

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