黄 — yellow
き
黄
yellow
き
U+9EC4
Unicode hex codepoint — a unique identifier for this character in the Unicode standard.
Freq #1240
Frequency rank among the ~2,500 most common kanji in Japanese newspapers. Lower number = more common.
Heisig #1743
Index in James Heisig's "Remembering the Kanji" — a popular textbook that teaches kanji through mnemonics and stories.
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Meanings
- yellow
Readings
- On'yomi
- おう ou こう kou
- Kun'yomi
- き ki こ ko
word
き ki Kun'yomi Kun'yomi (訓読み) — the native Japanese reading of this kanji. Used when the kanji appears alone or with okurigana (trailing hiragana).
おう ou On'yomi On'yomi (音読み) — the Sino-Japanese reading, derived from Chinese pronunciation. Most commonly used in compound words (jukugo).
こ ko Kun'yomi Kun'yomi (訓読み) — the native Japanese reading of this kanji. Used when the kanji appears alone or with okurigana (trailing hiragana).
Jukujikun Jukujikun Jukujikun (熟字訓) — special readings where the pronunciation applies to the whole compound word rather than individual kanji. The reading cannot be split per character.
Words by frequency and grade
6 wordsEach dot is a word containing 黄: further left is more common, higher up needs a later school grade (the grade of its hardest kanji). Click a dot to open the word.
S = secondary school · 1 word has no frequency rank; it sits in the Unranked column.
Components
Atomic component This kanji has no further breakdown — it's a primitive building block used to compose others.
Used as component in (1)
Pictographic (象形). 龷 (crossbar/well top) over 由 (sprout/reason) and 八 (spreading). The warm color of fire light — yellow.