緑
緑 — Green
green
On’yomiリョク (ryoku)
On’yomiロク (roku)
Kun’yomiみどり (midori)
Stroke order (14 strokes)
Watch the strokes draw themselves in the correct order — numbers mark where each stroke starts. Diagram from KanjiVG (CC BY-SA).
Common words using 緑
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 緑 | みどり midori | green; greenery; verdure |
| 緑地 | りょくち ryokuchi | green tract of land; green space |
| 緑色 | みどりいろ midoriiro | green; green color |
| 緑化 | りょっか ryokka | greening (i.e. planting to increase greenery); tree planting; afforestation |
| 新緑 | しんりょく shinryoku | fresh verdure; new green leaves |
| 緑茶 | りょくちゃ ryokucha | green tea; Japanese tea |
Study notes
緑 is a JLPT N2 kanji written with 14 strokes. It is taught in Japanese elementary school (grade 3), so native children learn it early — a good sign it appears everywhere. Ranked #1180 of the 2,500 most frequent kanji in newspapers. On’yomi (音読み) are Chinese-derived readings mostly used in compound words; kun’yomi (訓読み) are native Japanese readings, with any highlighted part written in hiragana after the kanji (okurigana).
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