黄
- Kanji
- 黄
- Level
- N3
- Meaning
- Yellow
- On'yomi
- コウ, オウ
- Kun'yomi
- き, き.いろ, こ
- Strokes
- 11
- Common compounds
黄色 (きいろ) yellow color 黄金 (おうごん) gold 黄身 (きみ) yolk
- Memory hook
The 'grain' (禾) in a 'field' (田) under the 'sun' (一) suggests the yellow color of ripe grain.