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緑

Green
Stroke count: 14

Readings

On readingリョク、ロク
Kun readingみどり

Meanings

  1. greenRtK
  1. greenery
  2. verdure

Synonyms

グリーン緑色

Radicals and components

Components
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Mnemonic (RtK)

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thread (糸) · spiderman · dustpan · broom · grains of rice

From "Remembering the Kanji" by James Heisig · Frame 1471

Compound words

彼は壁を全て緑色に塗った。
He painted all the walls green.tatoeba
彼は濃い緑茶を飲みすぎた。
He drank too much strong green tea.tatoeba
彼はもっと薄い緑色が好きなのです。
He likes green in a lighter shade.tatoeba
彼はドア一面緑色で塗りたくった。
He painted the door green all over.tatoeba

Stroke Order

14 strokes

Green. 糸 (thread) + 彔 — thread dyed with plant juice.

Practice Writing

Practice Writing 緑

Draw with a guide, then from memory — checked at every step