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蒼

blue
Stroke count: 13

Readings

On readingソウ
Kun readingあお.い
Grade 9KANJIDIC

Meanings

  1. blue
    交通事故のニュースに彼女は顔面蒼白となった。The colour drained from her face at the news of the traffic accident.tatoeba
    号は蒼海、一々学人。His pen-names were Sokai and Ichiichi Gakujin.wiki
  2. pale
    久秀の顔も蒼白した。Hisahide turned pale.wiki
  3. pale blueRtK
  1. the blue sea
  2. blue waters

Radicals and components

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Compound words

蒼海そうかい
the blue sea; blue waters
蒼白そうはく
pale; pallid
蒼白いあおじろい
pale; pallid; bluish-white
欝蒼うっそう
thick
蒼々あおあお
vividly green
蒼いあおい
blue
蒼梧そうご
Chinese parasol-tree (Firmiana simplex)
蒼蒼あおあお
vividly green
蒼惶そうこう
hurriedly
蒼氓そうぼう
the people
蒼溟そうめい
great blue sea
蒼穹そうきゅう
blue sky
蒼茫そうぼう
vast and blue (e.g. ocean)
穹蒼きゅうそう
dome of the sky
蒼白色そうはくしょく
pale
古色蒼然こしょくそうぜん
antique-looking
蒼ざめるあおざめる
to become pale
蒼褪めるあおざめる
to become pale
蒼惶としてそうこうとして
in great haste

Stroke Order

13 strokes

Practice Writing

Practice Writing 蒼

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