黄
黄

yellow

11 strokesFrequency 1,240JLPT N2Grade 2

On

コウオウ

Kun

きこ-

Nanori

ういれい

Dictionary

Common Words

黄金おうごんNounFreq #4260
1

gold (Au)

Examples
絵の中の少女は黄金ではなくて花のかんむりをかぶっています。
The girl in the picture is wearing a crown not of gold but of flowers.
2

Nouns which may take the genitive case particle 'no'

golden; prosperous; excellent; superb

3

money (esp. ōban coin); cash

黄色いきいろい～い Adj.Freq #4716
1

yellow

Examples
秋になると葉は黄色くなる。
In autumn the leaves turn yellow.
2

high-pitched (voice); shrill

黄色きいろこうしょくおうしょくNoun～な Adj.～の Adj.Freq #5615
1

yellow; amber

Examples
床は緑色に塗られていたが、一方壁は黄色だった。
The floor was painted green, while the walls were yellow.
黄きNoun～な Adj.～の Adj.Freq #9833
1

yellow

Examples
何本か花がある。一本は赤、もう一本は白で、その他は黄だ。
There are several flowers. One is red, another is white, and the others are yellow.
黄昏《たそがれ》こうこんNounFreq #12442
1

dusk; twilight

Examples
われわれの文明の黄昏に。
We find ourselves in the twilight of our civilization.
2

twilight years

3

たそがれ only; Colloquial

melancholia; melancholic nostalgia

黄金色こがねいろNoun～の Adj.Freq #12964
1

golden; gold-colored; gold-coloured; honey-colour

黄泉《よみ》こうせんNounFreq #25728
1

Hades; hell; underworld

2

こうせん only; Obsolete term; Orig. meaning

underground spring

黄色い声きいろいこえNounExpressionFreq #26311
1

shrill voice (esp. of women and children)

硫黄いおうゆおうNounFreq #26738
1

sulfur (S); sulphur

Examples
硫黄はマッチを作るのに使われる。
Sulfur is used to make matches.
黄ばむきばむIntransitiveGodan verbFreq #28535
1

to turn yellow; to become tinged with yellow; to yellow (with age)

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