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青

Level V of XX on the frequency path

Frequency rank 533 / 2,608

Blue

On’yomi
せい、しょう
Kun’yomi
あお
Radical
青 Blue (Kangxi 174)

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

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

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 blueN5
青い あおい blueN5
青年 せいねん youth,young manN3

青 is rank 533 of 2,608 in published Japanese.

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