蒼 — 13 strokes ／ Radical「艹」
道準1University / general ／ 13 strokes ／ Radical「艹」
- On
- ソウ
- Kun
- あお.い
- Meaning
- blue; pale
Origin
Grass with 倉 as phonetic: the deep blue-green of vegetation, and also pallor.
Stroke order
Compounds
- 蒼白そうはく
pale; ashen
- 蒼天そうてん
the blue sky
Example
知らせを聞いて顔面蒼白になった。
They turned ashen at the news.
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