Keyword
yellow
Info
FrequencyTop 1000-1100
Type
Kyōiku (2nd grade) 
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Shinjitai ?
KankenLevel 9
Heisig1887
Old form
Readings
おう
(39%)
(31%)
こう
(19%)
(3%)
(2%)
(1%)
よぎ
(1%)
Composed of
fence made of sticks
reason
short legs
Used in kanji (1 in total)
sideways
Used in vocabulary (318 in total)
gold (Au); golden; prosperous; money (esp. ōban coin); cash
yellow; high-pitched (voice); shrill
yellow; amber
yellow
dusk; twilight; twilight years; melancholia; melancholic nostalgia
golden; gold-colored; gold-coloured; honey-colour
underground spring; Hades; hell; underworld
sulfur (S); sulphur
to turn yellow; to become tinged with yellow; to yellow (with age)
egg yolk
yellow-green; pea green
ocher (colour); ochre
light yellow
to fade into dusk; to fade into twilight; to decline; to wane; to look melancholic (of a person)
pea green; yellow-green
yellow; high-pitched (voice); shrill
yellowish; tinged with yellow
hades; realm of the dead; the next world
light yellowish green; color of a freshly sprouted onion
Yellow river (in China)
golden ratio (approx. 1.6180339887)
jaundice; icterus
road to Hades
gold; gold coin; gold colour (color)
yellowish; tinged with yellow
golden age; golden era
yellow race; Mongoloid race
The Golden Rule ("do unto others as you would have them do unto you")
yellow tint
loess; yellow ochre; yellow ocher; (arch.) Hades; (arch.) hell
yellow; yellowish
yellow sand; yellow dust; loess; desert
pale yellow; light yellow
autumn colours; fall colors; leaves turning red; red leaves; leaves turning yellow; yellow leaves; (Japanese) maple (Acer japonicum)
iron pyrites; fool's gold; pyrite
dust (in air)
Japanese box tree (Buxus microphylla var. japonica); Japanese boxwood
light green; yellowish-green
yellow silk cloth with a dark striped or checkered pattern (from Hachijo island)
vegetables high in beta-carotene
yellowish; cream-coloured; cream-colored
yellowish; cream-coloured; cream-colored
yellow; yellowish
Yellow Turban Rebellion (China; 184 CE)
kinako; roasted soybean flour; roasted soy flour
illustrated storybook with yellow covers (Edo period)
sulfur spring; sulphur spring
scarabaeid beetle; Mimela splendens (metallic-green scarabaeid beetle)
yellow with a tinge of red; orange yellow
yellowish-white; pale yellow
Obaku school of Zen Buddhism
yellowish; tinged with yellow
yellowish; cream-coloured; cream-colored
yellow and white; gold and silver; bribery; corruption
yellow chrysanthemum
hades; realm of the dead; the next world
citrine; yellow quartz
yellow class
yellow clothes; Lama's clothes (e.g. Dalai Lama)
pale yellow; light yellow
bright yellow
yellowish; cream-coloured; cream-colored
plane of the ecliptic
yellowish; tinged with yellow
yellowfin tuna (Thunnus albacares)
fifth of nine traditional astrological signs (corresponding to Saturn and central)
yellow peach
calculus bovis; ox bezoar; cattle gallstone
golden staph (Staphylococcus aureus)
golden ratio (approx. 1.6180339887)
yellow phosphorus
yellow fever
Japanese bush warbler (Horornis diphone); black-naped oriole (Oriolus chinensis)
El Dorado; legendary land of wealth
ripening and turning yellow
macula; macule; macula lutea; yellow spot
Ōbaku school of Zen Buddhism
gold letters; letters written in gold paint
Golden Week (early-May holiday season in Japan)
turning yellow
huangjiu; undistilled Chinese alcohol made of fermented grains
kinako; roasted soybean flour; roasted soy flour
greenhorn; youthfulness and lack of experience
yellow flower; plant with yellow flowers; chrysanthemum; rapeseed flowers
Yellow River civilization; Huang civilization; cradle of Chinese civilization
jonquil (Narcissus jonquilla)
eating the food of the dead (which prevents return from the underworld)
Amur cork tree (Phellodendron amurense)
light yellowish green; color of a freshly sprouted onion
Heaven is black and earth is yellow; heaven and earth
orpiment; gamboge; falsification; alteration
goldthread (Coptis japonica)
chlorosis; greensickness
yellow flag (esp. in motorsport)
winter jasmine (Jasminum nudiflorum)
etiolation
wax tree (Toxicodendron succedaneum); Japanese wax tree
burlap; hessian
cucumber (Cucumis sativus)
yellow registration plate with black characters (used for private use light motor vehicles)
kinako mochi; mochi sprinkled with sweetened soy flour
yellow light (traffic); warning sign; sign of danger
orange color traditionally worn by the crown prince
ecliptic longitude; celestial longitude
chicken meat; reddish-brown chicken
bright yellow (the color of amur corktree bark)
(artistic) golden section
Japanese marten (Martes melampus); marten (any arboreal weasel-like mammal of genus Martes)
kinako mochi; mochi sprinkled with sweetened soy flour
sulfur mine; sulphur mine
caramel-coloured cow
var. of fresh Japanese sweet made of white bean paste, egg yolk, sugar and rice granules
yellowish red; poppy red
yellow phosphorus
(in Japan) 8th note of the ancient chromatic scale (approx. A)
luteal hormone (e.g. progesterone); progestogen; gestagen; progestin
very auspicious day for all types of occasions
Medal with Yellow Ribbon (outstanding service)
Yellow Peril (argument); theory that East Asians are a danger to the Western world
sulfur dioxide; sulphur dioxide
yellow sand; yellow dust; loess; desert
Astragalus root; Hedysarum root
corpus luteum
age-related macular degeneration; ARMD
copper pyrites; fool's gold; chalcopyrite
large grass yellow (species of butterfly, Eurema hecabe); common grass yellow; yellow butterfly
sweet potato variety (often used in shōchū brewing)
ōshiki mode (one of the six main gagaku modes)
spoiled rice; spoilt rice
millet dough cake; millet mochi
yellow person; oriental
sulphur oxide; sulfur oxide
foxtail millet (Setaria italica); Italian millet (also Hungarian, German)
wax tree (Toxicodendron succedaneum); Japanese wax tree
rising cloud of (yellowish) dust
narcissus flycatcher (Ficedula narcissina)
eating the food of the dead (which prevents return from the underworld)
tachibana peel (oft. minced and used as a spice); yellow-dyed leather
light green; yellowish-green
sunset hibiscus (Hibiscus manihot)
grey wagtail (Motacilla cinerea); gray wagtail
black and yellow silk (offered to gods); heaven and earth
tree sparrow (Passer montanus)
beefwood (Casuarina equisetifolia)
Argiope amoena (an Oriental species of orb-weaving spider)
falling of the yellow leaves and nuts (in autumn)
sunset hibiscus (Hibiscus manihot)
fledgling; young and inexperienced; green; wet behind the ears
double-yolk egg; double-yolked egg
flowers of sulfur; flowers of sulphur
chrome yellow
Amur cork tree (Phellodendron amurense)
Ōban; one of the eight gods of the koyomi
brandling (when used as fishing bait)
company union; yellow union
yellow soil; loess; (arch.) Hades; (arch.) hell; (arch.) underworld
yellow prussiate of potash
wampee (Clausena lansium)
wampee (Clausena lansium)
pale blue-green
light green; yellowish-green
Japanese rat snake (Elaphe climacophora)
type of yarn-dyed silk goods
yellowback sea bream (Dentex tumifrons)
meadow bunting (species of passerine, Emberiza cioides)
budgerigar (Melopsittacus undulatus); common pet parakeet; shell parakeet; budgie
Amur cork tree (Phellodendron amurense)
Amur cork tree (Phellodendron amurense)
eating the food of the dead (which prevents return from the underworld)
yellow phosphorus
yellow ant
chestnut tiger butterfly (Parantica sita)
Ixeris dentata (species of the daisy family)
yellow beeswax
man on horseback (species of mushroom, Tricholoma equestre); yellow knight
millet dough cake; millet mochi
Japanese foliage spider (Chiracanthium japonicum)
Yanbaru long-armed scarab beetle (Cheirotonus jambar)
yellowfin tuna (Thunnus albacares)
eastern pale clouded yellow (butterfly, Colias erate)
quince monitor (Varanus melinus, species of carnivorous monitor lizard native to Indonesia); yellow-head monitor
day lily (Hemerocallis dumortierii); orange-yellow day lily; Nikko day lily
Japanese mazus (Mazus pumilus)
fledgling; young and inexperienced; green; wet behind the ears
wataka (Ischikauia steenackeri) (freshwater fish of the carp family)
Ōban; one of the eight gods of the koyomi
ōgonkan (Citrus flaviculpus); golden orange; golden citrus; yellow mikan
lemon day-lily (Hemerocallis lilioasphodelus, formerly Hemerocallis flava); lemon lily; yellow day-lily
rocket (Eruca sativa); ruccola; arugula
rocket (Eruca sativa); ruccola; arugula
Yellow Peril (alleged threat to Western civilization posed by East Asians); harm caused by dumping human waste from train toilets onto the track
spring of yellow buds
young and inexperienced person
yellow jasper; beryl
celestial latitude; ecliptic latitude
yellowish (color, colour)
sulphur chloride; sulfur chloride
yellow sand phenomenon (dust carried on high winds from China)
lesser cuckoo (Cuculus poliocephalus)
telolecithal egg (egg having the yolk situated primarily at one end)
homolecithal egg (egg having a yolk that is evenly distributed throughout)
yellow dog contract (employment contract which forbids the employee to join a labor union)
1st note of the traditional Chinese chromatic scale (approx. D); eleventh lunar month
Kibana rhododendron (Rhododendron metternichii var.)
Jasminum umile var. revolutum; curled flower yellow jasmine
sulfur-reducing bacteria
soy flour made from parched green soybeans
soy flour made from parched green soybeans
twelfth lunar month
to be resurrected; to be resuscitated; to be rehabilitated; to be revived
centrolecithal egg; mesolecithal egg
yellow rice meal (coloured with essence of gardenia fruit)
southeasterly wind blowing around the fifth month of the lunisolar calendar (when marine fishes allegedly turn into tree sparrows)
yellow pigment; flavo-
purple sulfur bacteria; purple sulphur bacteria
yellow cocoon
fleeting nature of riches and honour (honor)
kimikan (Citrus flaviculpus); golden orange; ōgonkan
xanthochromism; xanthochroism; xanthism
longitude of the ascending node
Chinese yellow cattle
reddish-yellow (colour); russet
kimizushi; sushi with egg yolk instead of rice
kimizushi; sushi with egg yolk instead of rice
vegetable wax; Japan wax; sumac wax
vegetable wax; Japan wax; sumac wax
yellow release liner
Mount Iō (Shiretoko)
Kogane Station (Hokkaido)
Japanese holly (Ilex crenata)
Drosophila melanogaster (species of fruit fly)
Drosophila melanogaster (species of fruit fly)
Japanese beetle; Popillia japonica
wasp spider (Argiope bruennichi)
sulphur-crested cockatoo (sulfur) (Cacatua galerita)
horned dung beetle (Copris ochus)
soybean beetle (Anomala rufocuprea)
grey-tailed tattler (species of sandpiper, Heteroscelus brevipes)
wandering tattler (Tringa incana)
American goldfinch (Carduelis tristis)
twite (species of finch, Carduelis flavirostris)
garden springtail (Bourletiella hortensis)
Japanese box tree (Buxus microphylla var. japonica)
Asian comma butterfly (Polygonia c-aureum)
Asian comma butterfly (Polygonia c-aureum)
Asian comma butterfly (Polygonia c-aureum)
Michelia compressa (species of Japanese tree similar to champak)
Chinese yellow chives (Allium tuberosum); Chinese leek sprouts; yellow garlic chives; gau wong
Chinese yellow chives (Allium tuberosum); Chinese leek sprouts; yellow garlic chives; gau wong
yellow wattlebird (Anthochaera paradoxa)
yellow hornet (Vespa simillima xanthoptera, subspecies of the Japanese hornet, Vespa simillima)
yellow baboon (Papio cynocephalus)
pebbled butterflyfish (Chaetodon multicinctus); multiband butterflyfish
pebbled butterflyfish (Chaetodon multicinctus); multiband butterflyfish
Endoclita sinensis (species of moth)
yellow clown goby (Gobiodon okinawae)
membranous milk-vetch (Astragalus membranaceus)
yellow darter (Sympetrum croceolum) (dragonfly species of East Asia)
Examples (68 in total)
The girl wore a yellow ribbon in her hair.
The big flower is yellow.
The girl wore yellow ribbons in her hair.