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Zach

黄

Readings

Kana: コウ、オウ、き、こ-
Romaji: kou, ou, ki, ko-
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Name Readings

Kana: うい、れい
Romaji: ui, rei
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Meaning

yellow

Stroke Diagram

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Kanji Info

Stroke Count:  11
Radical Number:  201
Frequency:  1240
Grade:  2
Skip Pattern:  2-4-7
Korean Reading:  hwang
Chinese Reading:  huang2
Unicode:  9ec4
JIS:  322B

Indexes

Halpern Index: 2468
Nelson Index: 5399
New Nelson Index: 7045
Spahn Hadamitzky Index: 3k8.16
Four Corner Index: 4480.6
Guide to Remembering Index: 120
Gakken Index: 1063
Japanese Names Index: 1499
Daikanwanjiten Index: 47926P
Daikanwanjiten Index and Page: 12.0994
Remembering the kanji Index: 1750
Kanji Flashcards Index: 1021
Kodansha Compact Index: 1939
Read Writing Kanji Third Index: 133
Kanji in Context Index: 993
1999 Kanji Learners Index: 1596
2013 Kanji Learners Index: 2177
French Remembering the Kanji Index: 1766
Remembering the Kanji 6th Index: 1887
Essential Kanji Index: 469
Kodansha Kanji Index: 3116
Roo 2001 Kanji Index: 1961
Read Writing the Kanji Index: 214
Tuttle Kanji Cards Index: 203

Words

黄 (き)
yellow
黄色 (きいろ、こうしょく、おうしょく)
yellow; amber
黄色い (きいろい)
yellow; high-pitched (voice); shrill
黄海 (こうかい)
Yellow Sea
黄河 (こうが)
Yellow river (in China)
黄金 (おうごん、こがね、きがね、くがね)
gold
硫黄 (いおう、ゆおう)
sulfur (S); sulphur
黄昏 (たそがれ、こうこん)
dusk; twilight; twilight years; melancholia; melancholic nostalgia
黄泉 (こうせん、よみ)
underground spring; Hades; hell; underworld
黄道 (こうどう、おうどう)
ecliptic
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