漢字道KANJIDO

14 strokesRadical

8Elementary year 314 strokesRadical
On
リョク・ロク
Kun
みどり
Meaning
green

Origin

ORIGIN

糸 (thread) + 彔 (sound) — thread dyed green: the color green.

Stroke order

STROKE ORDER

Readings and examples

OFFICIAL READINGS

リョク緑茶・緑陰・新緑
ロク緑青
みどり緑・薄緑

Readings and example words from the official Jōyō kanji table.

Compounds

COMPOUNDS

  • 緑色みどりいろ

    green color

  • 新緑しんりょく

    fresh greenery

Example

EXAMPLE

A sentence using this kanji

山が 緑に なる。

The mountains turn green.

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