黄

ONこう、おう

KUNき

Meanings

yellow

How to remember

The kanji 黄 (yellow) looks like a **sunflower** or a **field of golden crops (田)**. Its top part resembles grass or a flower, all bathed in a warm yellow hue.

'Ki' — like a **KEY** made of bright yellow gold, shining in the sun.

Vocabulary

黄身きみ

egg yolk

黄ばむきばむ

to turn yellow, to become discolored

黄信号きしんごう

yellow traffic light

Related kanji

色赤青白黒田