Kanji

Jinmeiyō kanji, used in names

JLPT level: N1

2276 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers

Stroke count: 13

Meaning: blue, pale

Kunyomi: あお.い

Onyomi: ソウ

Composition:

Radical

Radical:

Meaning: grass

Examples

Onyomi Examples

ソウエン bismuth

ソウカイ blue sea, blue waters

ソウソウ blue (sky, ocean, etc.), fresh and green (of vegetation), verdant, lush, greying (hair), aged

ウッソウ thick, dense, luxuriant

Kunyomi Examples

青い あおい blue, azure, green, pale, gray, grey, unripe, inexperienced