JLPT N4 kanji · Chapter 13

青 kanji: meaning, readings and stroke order

blue; green

On
セイsei ショウshou
Kun
あおao あおいaoi

Onreadings from Chinese, in katakanaKunJapanese readings, in hiraganaOn’yomi vs Kun’yomi

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青8 strokes

How to write 青: stroke order

青 has 8 strokes. Each step adds the next stroke in red, with a dot where it starts. Tap the large character above to watch it written again.

青 stroke order diagram with numbered strokes
The stroke order of 青 in one diagram: each number marks where its stroke starts.

Kanji stroke order: The 10 rules, with animated examples

Stroke order data: KanjiVG by Ulrich Apel and contributors (CC BY-SA 3.0).

Parts of 青

The parts 青 is built from, each highlighted where it sits. Parts that are kanji themselves link to their own page.

  • 龶

  • 月

    month; moon

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JLPT N4 kanji · Chapter 13