Quick answer
緑 is the kanji for "Green". It is a JLPT N2 kanji. The main reading is みどり (midori). Stroke-order practice is available below.
Meaning
Green
Also : Verdant · Greenery
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Readings
kun = Japanese reading · on = Chinese reading
Practice writing
Trace the kanji stroke by stroke with a visual guide.
Stroke Order
14 strokes
Radicals
Memory Aid
The kanji 緑 represents 'GREEN'. Think of this shape as a picture representing the concept of green.
On-reading: りょく — remember this sound by associating it with green. Kun-reading: みどり.
Example Sentences
公園の緑が目に優しくて、心が癒されます。
こうえんのみどりがめにやさしくて、こころがいやされます。
The greenery of the park is gentle on the eyes and soothes the heart.
環境保護のために、街の緑を増やす取り組みが進められています。
かんきょうほごのために、まちのみどりをふやすとりくみがすすめられています。
Efforts to increase urban greenery for environmental protection are being advanced.
Vocabulary using 緑
Grammar to study at this level
- [Noun] + に伴い～に伴い (ni tomonai) - Along with / In accordance with
- [Noun] + をはじめ～をはじめ (wo hajime) - Starting with / Including
- [Noun] + に応じて～に応じて (ni oujite) - According to / In response to
- [Noun] + から + [Noun] + にかけて～にかけて (ni kakete) - From...to / In the area of
- [Noun] + に限り～に限り (ni kagiri) - Limited to / Only
Last updated Jun 18, 2026
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