# 青 — Blue

Frequency rank 533 / 2,608 in published Japanese.

Mid-frequency: not on every page, but regular in books and magazines.

More common than 赤 (Red), less common than 居 (Alive).

- On’yomi: せい、しょう
- Kun’yomi: あお
- Radical: 青 Blue (Kangxi 174)
- Frequency path: Level V of XX

The character 青 (blue) shows a shape suggesting clear sky above and the moon below — the pure blue of a cloudless sky.

In words:

- 青 あお — blue
- 青い あおい — blue
- 青年 せいねん — youth,young man

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