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Kanji: 青
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KANJI

青

8 strokes

READINGS

KUN 訓	あお
	あおい

ON 音	セイ
	ショウ

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JLPT Level:	JLPT N4 (upper beginner level)
Kanken Level:	Kanken Level 10 (learned at completion of 1st grade)
Grade:	Taught during the 1st grade in Japan
Radical:	青 Radical name: あお
Meaning:	Blue, green
Usage:	Appears frequently in Japanese newspapers, but about 600 kanji are used even more often.

JLPT Level	Word	Meaning
N5	青(あお)	blue
N5	青(あお)い	blue
N3	青年(せいねん)	youth, young man
N2	青白(あおじろ)い	pale, pallid
N2	青少年(せいしょうねん)	youth, young person
N2	真(ま)っ青(さお)	deep blue, ghastly pale
N1	青春(せいしゅん)	youth, springtime of life, adolescent
none	丹青(たんせい)	red and blue colors, a painting

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