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On’yomiりょく・ろく
Kun’yomiみどり
MeaningsGreen, Chlorine
14 strokes Name kanji Radical silk
書き順 · Stroke order

How to write 綠

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14 strokes

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部首 · Radical

The radical of 綠

Radical 120 of 214
Silk

The radical is the part a paper dictionary files a kanji under, and it usually hints at meaning. 綠 is filed under (silk) — radical number 120 of the 214 in the Kangxi system.

Other kanji built on 糸

練習 · Practice

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熟語 · In real words

Words that use 綠

Kanji are almost never met alone. These are the most common words built from this character, ordered by how often they actually appear in Japanese.

綠色 みどりいろ green; green color
綠茶 りょくちゃ green tea; Japanese tea
黃綠 きみどり pea green; yellow-green
黄綠 キミドリ pea green, yellow-green
靑綠 アオミドリ blue-green, turquoise, aqua
同音 · Sound-alikes

Kanji that sound like 綠

Japanese has far more kanji than syllables, so one reading is shared by many characters. These are the ones you will confuse with 綠 — learn them together, not separately.

画数 · 14 strokes

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質問 · Questions

About the kanji 綠

What does the kanji 綠 mean?

綠 means Green, Chlorine.

How do you read the kanji 綠?

綠 is read on'yomi (Chinese-derived) りょく、ろく; kun'yomi (native Japanese) みどり.

How many strokes does 綠 have?

綠 is written with 14 strokes. The animated diagram on this page shows the correct order.

What level is the kanji 綠?

Japanese schoolchildren learn it in name kanji.

What is the radical of 綠?

The radical of 綠 is 糸 (silk), radical number 120 of the 214 Kangxi radicals. The radical is the component a dictionary files the character under, and it usually points at the character's meaning.

What words use the kanji 綠?

Common words written with 綠 include 綠色 (みどりいろ, green; green color); 綠茶 (りょくちゃ, green tea; Japanese tea); 黃綠 (きみどり, pea green; yellow-green).

Which kanji sound the same as 綠?

綠 shares a reading with 力 (りょく), 六 (ろく), 録 (ろく), 陸 (ろく), 鹿 (ろく), among others. Same-sounding kanji are one of the most common sources of confusion in Japanese.

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