This site will be taken down March 31st, 2026.

This was not an easy decision to make. For the last couple years, I have been struggling to find motivation for this site and to keep up with basic maintenance and security updates. With the rise of AI and more sophisticated tools, the usefulness of sites like this is questionable and traffic has nose-dived. I just don't have it in me to keep doing this. Thank you all for 10 years of support!

Zach

Readings

Kana: ソウ、あお.い
Romaji: sou, ao.i
Kana
Romaji

Meanings

blue, pale

Stroke Diagram

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Kanji Info

Stroke Count:  14
Radical Number:  140
Frequency:  2276
Grade:  9
Skip Pattern:  2-3-10
Korean Reading:  chang
Chinese Reading:  cang1
Unicode:  84bc
JIS:  4173

Indexes

Halpern Index: 2507
Nelson Index: 4025
New Nelson Index: 5162
Spahn Hadamitzky Index: 3k10.22
Four Corner Index: 4460.7
Japanese Names Index: 1988
Daikanwanjiten Index: 31627X
Daikanwanjiten Index and Page: 9.0835
Remembering the kanji Index: 2399
1999 Kanji Learners Index: 1512
2013 Kanji Learners Index: 2050
Remembering the Kanji 6th Index: 2479
Kodansha Kanji Index: 2943

Words

(あお)
blue; green; green light; black (horse coat color); immature; unripe; young
蒼天 (そうてん)
blue sky; azure sky
蒼空 (そうくう)
blue sky
青蠅 (あおばえ、せいよう、そうよう)
bluebottle fly; little pest
蒼惶として (そうこうとして)
in great haste
青い (あおい)
blue; green; pale; unripe; inexperienced
蒼穹 (そうきゅう)
blue sky
欝蒼 (うっそう)
thick; dense; luxuriant
蒼茫 (そうぼう)
vast and blue (e.g. ocean); dusky; shadowy
蒼白色 (そうはくしょく)
pale
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