Kanji
Reading
Frequency31%
Used in (82 in total)
yellow; high-pitched (voice); shrill
yellow; amber
yellow
egg yolk
to turn yellow; to become tinged with yellow; to yellow (with age)
pea green; yellow-green
yellowish; tinged with yellow
gold; gold coin; gold colour (color)
yellowish; tinged with yellow
yellow; yellowish
yellow tint
yellow silk cloth with a dark striped or checkered pattern (from Hachijo island)
yellowfin tuna (Thunnus albacares)
yellowish; cream-coloured; cream-colored
yellow class
kinako; roasted soybean flour; roasted soy flour
illustrated storybook with yellow covers (Edo period)
yellowish; cream-coloured; cream-colored
citrine; yellow quartz
yellow chrysanthemum
yellow with a tinge of red; orange yellow
yellowish; tinged with yellow
Amur cork tree (Phellodendron amurense)
yellow flower; plant with yellow flowers; chrysanthemum; rapeseed flowers
jonquil (Narcissus jonquilla)
yellow registration plate with black characters (used for private use light motor vehicles)
yellow light (traffic); warning sign; sign of danger
bright yellow (the color of amur corktree bark)
kinako mochi; mochi sprinkled with sweetened soy flour
var. of fresh Japanese sweet made of white bean paste, egg yolk, sugar and rice granules
cucumber (Cucumis sativus)
bile; gall
large grass yellow (species of butterfly, Eurema hecabe); common grass yellow; yellow butterfly
tachibana peel (oft. minced and used as a spice); yellow-dyed leather
fledgling; young and inexperienced; green; wet behind the ears
type of yarn-dyed silk goods
yellow ant
narcissus flycatcher (Ficedula narcissina)
yellow pigment; flavo-
kimizushi; sushi with egg yolk instead of rice
reddish-yellow (colour); russet
Kibana rhododendron (Rhododendron metternichii var.)
Jasminum umile var. revolutum; curled flower yellow jasmine
soy flour made from parched green soybeans
yellow release liner
yellow cocoon
kimikan (Citrus flaviculpus); golden orange; ōgonkan
brandling (when used as fishing bait)
grey wagtail (Motacilla cinerea); gray wagtail
yellowback sea bream (Dentex tumifrons)
budgerigar (Melopsittacus undulatus); common pet parakeet; shell parakeet; budgie
man on horseback (species of mushroom, Tricholoma equestre); yellow knight
Japanese foliage spider (Chiracanthium japonicum)
yellowfin tuna (Thunnus albacares)
eastern pale clouded yellow (butterfly, Colias erate)
day lily (Hemerocallis dumortierii); orange-yellow day lily; Nikko day lily
rocket (Eruca sativa); ruccola; arugula
lemon day-lily (Hemerocallis lilioasphodelus, formerly Hemerocallis flava); lemon lily; yellow day-lily
Asian comma butterfly (Polygonia c-aureum)
yellow hornet (Vespa simillima xanthoptera, subspecies of the Japanese hornet, Vespa simillima)
Drosophila melanogaster (species of fruit fly)
yellow baboon (Papio cynocephalus)
yellow clown goby (Gobiodon okinawae)
yellow wattlebird (Anthochaera paradoxa)
membranous milk-vetch (Astragalus membranaceus)
garden springtail (Bourletiella hortensis)
Chinese yellow chives (Allium tuberosum); Chinese leek sprouts; yellow garlic chives; gau wong
sulphur-crested cockatoo (sulfur) (Cacatua galerita)
grey-tailed tattler (species of sandpiper, Heteroscelus brevipes)
wandering tattler (Tringa incana)
twite (species of finch, Carduelis flavirostris)
yellow darter (Sympetrum croceolum) (dragonfly species of East Asia)
Endoclita sinensis (species of moth)