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Kanji Detail for 緑 - "green"

緑

  • Meaning

    緑 means "green." Also associated with verdant.

    1. Green - The color of leaves and grass.

    2. Verdant - Lush with vegetation.

  • Words using 緑

    • 緑地 りょくち Listen green tract of land; green space
    • 緑化 りょっか Listen greening (i.e. planting to increase greenery); tree planting; afforestation
    • 新緑 しんりょく Listen fresh verdure; new green leaves
    • 緑茶 りょくちゃ Listen green tea; Japanese tea

  • Four-character idioms with 緑

    • 万緑一紅 ばんりょくいっこう Listen one red flower standing out in a sea of green vegetation; one item of quality standing out among many; one woman among many men
    • 柳緑花紅 りゅうりょくかこう Listen red blossoms and green willows; beautiful scenery of spring; natural beauty
    • 桃紅柳緑 とうこうりゅうりょく Listen beautiful scenery of spring
    • 紅灯緑酒 こうとうりょくしゅ Listen (nights of) fun, food, and drink; bright-light district; nightlife district
    • 花紅柳緑 かこうりゅうりょく Listen red blossoms and green willows; beautiful scenery of spring; natural beauty

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    • Verified meaning: green
    • Official Jōyō kanji — a standard character every Japanese reader recognises
    • Used in real Japanese given names (read ぐりん, みどり, りょく, ろく)
    • Also carries these associations: verdant

    A single kanji rarely maps one-to-one onto an English word. Read the meanings and associations above as a set — a character that fits the dictionary definition can still carry a connotation you did not intend.

  • Name readings of 緑

    Given names 緑(ぐりん)Listen 緑(みどり)Listen 緑(りょく)Listen 緑(ろく)Listen

  • Compare with other kanji that mean the same thing:

  • Dictionary Citations

    The meaning above is based on the following sources:

    KANJIDIC2 A comprehensive Japanese-English kanji dictionary

    green

    Unihan Unicode Han Database for CJK characters

    green; chlorine

    CC-CEDICT A Chinese-English dictionary

    Japanese variant of 綠|绿[lu:4]

  • Onyomi

    tip

    roku(ロク) ロク

    ryoku(リョク) リョク

  • Kunyomi

    tip

    midori(みどり) みどり

  • Strokes

    tip

    14 strokes

  • Radical

    tip

    糸 (ito・itohen)

  • Related Keywords

    green verdant grass verdure foliage bamboo color ecology environment flora freshness growth jade lawn leaf lush meadow nature plant renewal

Sentences including 緑

  • The hill is always green.

  • Do you have any in green?

  • This tea is called green tea.

  • He likes green the best.

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