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JLPT N111画 · 11 strokesradical 黃grade 2freq #1240

yellow

On'yomi (音読み)

  • コウ
  • オウ

Kun'yomi (訓読み)

  • こ-

Mnemonic

A bright yellow sun hangs low in the sky, illuminating everything with its cheerful glow and reminding us of the warmth of summer.

About this kanji

The kanji 「黄」 means yellow and is most commonly used as an adjective or in compounds. You can see it in words like 黄色 (きいろ), which simply means yellow, and 黄色い (きいろい), the descriptive form also meaning yellow. Additionally, there are interesting compounds like 黄金 (おうごん), meaning gold, and 硫黄 (いおう), which translates to sulfur. Another notable word is 黄昏 (たそがれ), meaning dusk, referring to the time of day when the sky takes on a yellowish hue. Note that while you’ll encounter this kanji often in vocabulary, it primarily represents color and related concepts.

Example sentences

  • 黄昏に空が黄色く染まる。

    The sky turns yellow at dusk.

Meanings across languages

English
yellow
Tiếng Việt
vàng
日本語
한국어
노란색
中文
黄色
id
kuning
th
สีเหลือง
es
amarillo
fr
jaune
de
gelb
pt
amarelo

Common compounds

  • 黄金おうごんgold (Au), golden, prosperous
  • 硫黄いおうsulfur (S), sulphur
  • 黄昏たそがれdusk, twilight, twilight years
  • 黄色きいろyellow, amber
  • 黄色いきいろいyellow, high-pitched (voice), shrill
  • 黄金時代おうごんじだいgolden age
  • 卵黄らんおうegg yolk
  • 緑黄色りょくおうしょくgreenish yellow

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