Kanji Detail for 翠 - "kingfisher, green, emerald"

翠

Jinmeiyō Kanji

JLPT N1

Meaning
翠 means "kingfisher, green, emerald."
1. Kingfisher - A beautiful waterside bird.
2. Green - Blue-green color; emerald; jade color.
3. Verdant - Fresh green; lush and vibrant.
Dictionary Citations
The meaning above is based on the following sources:

KANJIDIC2 A comprehensive Japanese-English kanji dictionary

green; kingfisher

Unihan Unicode Han Database for CJK characters

color green; kingfisher

CC-CEDICT A Chinese-English dictionary

bluish-green; green jade

Make Me a Hanzi Open-source Chinese character data

kingfisher; jade, emerald

XSZD Xuéshēng Zìdiǎn (學生字典) - Student's Dictionary

翡翠 (kingfisher). A bird name. Shaped like a swallow. 翡 refers to red feathers. 翠 refers to green feathers. Hence inlaid kingfisher feather decorations are called 點翠. This is it. | A beautiful green stone is called 翡翠 (jade). Found in Myanmar. Can be carved into hairpins, bracelets, and precious ornaments. Also called 翠玉 (emerald jade). | Green-blue color is called 翠. Such as mountain colors and grass colors that are blue-green are all called 翠.
Onyomi

sui(すい)
Kunyomi

kawasemi(かわせみ)

midori(みどり)
Strokes

14 strokes
Radical

羽 (hane)
Related Keywords
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