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黄 means 'yellow'

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Strokes : 11    Radical number: 201    Frequency: 1003   JLPT: N2    Usefulness: 4    Study set: 4-13    Grade: 2   Intermediate lesson: 46    Beginner lesson: -   Begins 204 words   Used in 282 words   Used in 353 names   Component in 31 kanji (1 Jōyō)
Jōyō (常用)
Common readings
On
   オウ   コウ
Kun
   き yellow
Additional readings
Kun    こ-
Name    うい   れい
Variants
⻩   黃  
Notes
Although こ is also an official Joyo reading, it is only used in the less common こがね alternate reading of 黄金 (gold).
Learn about the parent and variant of this radical, which is on duty in 黄 and a mere component in 横 (side). Also see which famous film contains 黄 in its title.
Components
⿻  共 together  田 rice field  
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See also
異 different  
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Most useful words by reading
In the most useful 10,000 words in Japanese, 黄 is used 7 times, read 3 ways.
Across all words in Japanese, 黄 is used 196 times, read 4 ways (with 1 variation).
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オウ : 81 words FIND ALL
お う ご ん 0
gold
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コウ : 47 words FIND ALL
こ う か い 1
noun
Yellow Sea
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き : 54 words FIND ALL
き い ろ 0
yellow; amber
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こ : 9 words FIND ALL
expression, noun
gold letters; letters written in gold paint  (see also: 金文字)
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き (read as ぎ) : 5 words FIND ALL
Most common form: 浅葱
noun
pale blue-green
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An additional こ less common words include 黄 but the reading has not yet been categorized.
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More information
Wiktionary ⇗ | Unicode.org ⇗ | Google Japan ⇗ | Hanziyuan etymology ⇗
Additional data
Henshall: 133 (originally: 120)  Joy o' Kanji : 120  Key to Kanji: 65 

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黄
オウ   コウ   き yellow   
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共
キョウ   とも together   
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艹
grass   
一
イチ   イツ   ひとつ    ひと- one   
ハ
katakana 'ha'; eight
田
デン   た rice field   
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