Keyword
yellow
Info
FrequencyTop 1000-1100
Type
Kyōiku (2nd grade) 
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Shinjitai ?
KankenLevel 9
Heisig1887
Old form黃
Readings
おう
(39%)
き
(30%)
こう
(19%)
こ
(4%)
よ
(2%)
ぎ
(1%)
Composed of
fence made of sticks
reason
short legs
Used in kanji (1 in total)
sideways
Used in vocabulary (359 in total)
yellow; high-pitched (voice); shrill
gold (Au); golden; prosperous; money (esp. ōban coin); cash
yellow; amber
yellow
golden; gold-colored; gold-coloured; honey-colored; honey-coloured
dusk; twilight; twilight years; melancholia; melancholic nostalgia
sulfur (S); sulphur
shrill voice (esp. of women and children)
Hades; hell; underworld; underground spring
to turn yellow; to become tinged with yellow; to yellow (with age)
egg yolk
yellow-green; pea green
ocher (colour); ochre
to get dark after sunset; to turn to dusk; to decline (after a peak); to wane; to be lost in thought; to be in a pensive mood
light yellow
pea green; yellow-green
gold; gold coin; gold colour (color)
yellowish; tinged with yellow
yellow; high-pitched (voice); shrill
Hades; land of the dead; netherworld
sulfur mine; sulphur mine
yellow sand; yellow dust; loess; desert
to get dark after sunset; to turn to dusk; to decline (after a peak); to wane; to be lost in thought; to be in a pensive mood
Yellow River (China)
light yellowish green
golden age; golden era
El Dorado; land of gold; city of gold
yellowish; tinged with yellow
path to Hades; passage leading to the underworld; Hades; hell; underworld
jaundice; icterus
yellow dragon
Twilight of the Gods (music drama by Richard Wagner); Götterdämmerung
The Golden Rule ("do unto others as you would have them do unto you")
yellow race; Mongoloid race
yellow tint
loess; yellow ochre; yellow ocher; (arch.) Hades; (arch.) hell
yellow; yellowish
sulfur dioxide; sulphur dioxide
yellow rose
pale yellow; light yellow
leaves turning yellow (in autumn); yellow leaves; golden leaves; autumn colours; fall colors
iron pyrites; fool's gold; pyrite
vegetables high in beta-carotene
light green; yellowish-green
dust (in air)
Japanese box tree (Buxus microphylla var. japonica); Japanese boxwood
yellow silk cloth with a dark striped or checkered pattern (from Hachijo island)
yellowish; cream-coloured; cream-colored
age-related macular degeneration; AMD; ARMD
yellow dragon
Yellow Turban Rebellion (China; 184 CE)
sulfur spring; sulphur spring
yellowish; cream-coloured; cream-colored
yellow; yellowish
illustrated storybook with yellow covers (Edo period)
kinako; roasted soybean flour; roasted soy flour
yellow with a tinge of red; orange yellow
yellowish-white; pale yellow
scarabaeid beetle; Mimela splendens (metallic-green scarabaeid beetle)
citrine; yellow quartz
Obaku school of Zen Buddhism
yellowish; cream-coloured; cream-colored
wax tree (Toxicodendron succedaneum); Japanese wax tree
Yomotsu Hirasaka (slope that leads to the land of the dead)
Medal with Yellow Ribbon (outstanding service)
yellow and white; gold and silver; bribery; corruption
yellow class
golden staph (Staphylococcus aureus)
Chinese rhubarb (Rheum officinale); rhubarb root (used in traditional Chinese medicine)
yellow chrysanthemum
yellow clothes; Lama's clothes (e.g. Dalai Lama)
bright yellow
yellowfin tuna (Thunnus albacares)
macula; macula lutea; yellow spot
yellowish; cream-coloured; cream-colored
plane of the ecliptic
fifth of nine traditional astrological signs (corresponding to Saturn and central)
Hades; realm of the dead; the next world
pale yellow; light yellow
yellow fever
mahuang; ephedra
yellow peach
calculus bovis; ox bezoar; cattle gallstone
demoness inhabiting the underworld
yellow phosphorus
Japanese bush warbler (Horornis diphone); black-naped oriole (Oriolus chinensis)
El Dorado; legendary land of wealth
gold letters; letters written in gold paint
Ōbaku school of Zen Buddhism
ripening and turning yellow
yellow flag (esp. in motorsport)
yellow flower; plant with yellow flowers; chrysanthemum; rapeseed flowers
huangjiu; undistilled Chinese alcohol made of fermented grains
turning yellow; yellowing
Golden Week (early-May holiday season in Japan)
kinako; roasted soybean flour; roasted soy flour
greenhorn; youthfulness and lack of experience
yellow light (traffic); warning sign; sign of danger
winter jasmine (Jasminum nudiflorum)
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)
orpiment (yellow mineral, or the pigment derived from it); gamboge (tree resin, or the dull yellow pigment derived from it); falsification; alteration
light yellowish green
heaven is black and earth is yellow; heaven and earth
yellow phosphorus
goldthread (Coptis japonica)
goldthread (Coptis japonica)
chlorosis; greensickness
Baikal skullcap (Scutellaria baicalensis); Chinese skullcap
cattail pollen (used in traditional Chinese medicine)
orange color traditionally worn by the crown prince
etiolation
ecliptic longitude; celestial longitude
kinako mochi; mochi coated in sweetened soy flour
cucumber (Cucumis sativus)
luteal hormone (e.g. progesterone); progestogen; gestagen; progestin
burlap; hessian
Hades; land of the dead; netherworld
yellow registration plate with black characters (used for private use light motor vehicles)
jaundice; icterus
chicken meat; reddish-brown chicken
bright yellow (the color of amur corktree bark)
(artistic) golden section
kinako mochi; mochi coated in sweetened soy flour
caramel-coloured cow
Japanese marten (Martes melampus); marten (any arboreal weasel-like mammal of genus Martes)
var. of fresh Japanese sweet made of white bean paste, egg yolk, sugar and rice granules
yellowish red; poppy red
path to Hades; passage leading to the underworld; Hades; hell; underworld
very auspicious day for all types of occasions
(in Japan) 8th note of the ancient chromatic scale (approx. A)
rising cloud of (yellowish) dust
Yellow Peril (argument); theory that East Asians are a danger to the Western world
sulphur oxide; sulfur oxide
corpus luteum
yellow rose
Astragalus root; Hedysarum root
yellow sand; yellow dust; loess; desert
millet dough cake; millet mochi
maple (tree); red leaves (of autumn); autumn colors; layered colors in garments, resembling autumn colors; venison
copper pyrites; fool's gold; chalcopyrite
ōshiki mode (one of the six main gagaku modes)
yellow-skinned person; Oriental
large grass yellow (species of butterfly, Eurema hecabe); common grass yellow; yellow butterfly
sweet potato variety (often used in shōchū brewing)
spoiled rice; spoilt rice
Amur cork tree (Phellodendron amurense)
double-yolk egg; double-yolked egg
narcissus flycatcher (Ficedula narcissina)
fledgling; young and inexperienced; green; wet behind the ears
tachibana peel (oft. minced and used as a spice); yellow-dyed leather
sulfur hexafluoride; SF6
wax tree (Toxicodendron succedaneum); Japanese wax tree
Hades; land of the dead; netherworld
foxtail millet (Setaria italica); Italian millet (also Hungarian, German)
flowers of sulfur; flowers of sulphur
grey wagtail (Motacilla cinerea); gray wagtail
1st note of the traditional Chinese chromatic scale (approx. D); eleventh lunar month
company union; yellow union
Ōban; one of the eight gods of the traditional calendar
black and yellow silk (offered to gods); heaven and earth
tree sparrow (Passer montanus)
yellow prussiate of potash
Amur cork tree (Phellodendron amurense)
brandling (when used as fishing bait)
light green; yellowish-green
chrome yellow
reddish-yellow (colour); russet
sunset hibiscus (Hibiscus manihot)
pale blue-green
blood low in blood cells (caused by frequent blood donations); (lit.) yellow blood
Argiope amoena (species of orb-weaving spider)
yellow soil; loess; (arch.) Hades; (arch.) hell; (arch.) underworld
Japanese foliage spider (Chiracanthium japonicum)
sunset hibiscus (Hibiscus manihot)
beefwood (Casuarina equisetifolia)
yellow rose
falling of the yellow leaves and nuts (in autumn)
light yellowish green
Hades; land of the dead; netherworld
Hades; land of the dead; netherworld
Hades; land of the dead; netherworld
wampee (Clausena lansium)
wampee (Clausena lansium)
light green; yellowish-green
type of yarn-dyed silk goods
meadow bunting (species of passerine, Emberiza cioides)
budgerigar (Melopsittacus undulatus); common pet parakeet; shell parakeet; budgie
Amur cork tree (Phellodendron amurense)
yellow phosphorus
Hades; realm of the dead; the next world
chestnut tiger butterfly (Parantica sita)
yellow ant
yellow beeswax
yellowfin tuna (Thunnus albacares)
yellowback sea bream (Dentex tumifrons)
Ixeris dentata (species of the daisy family)
yellow hornet (Vespa simillima xanthoptera, subspecies of the Japanese hornet, Vespa simillima)
day lily (Hemerocallis dumortierii); orange-yellow day lily; Nikko day lily
man on horseback (species of mushroom, Tricholoma equestre); yellow knight
millet dough cake; millet mochi
var. of fresh Japanese sweet made of white bean paste, egg yolk, sugar and rice granules
quince monitor (Varanus melinus); yellow-head monitor
Yanbaru long-armed scarab beetle (Cheirotonus jambar)
eastern pale clouded yellow (butterfly, Colias erate)
hardy yellow hibiscus (Hibiscus hamabo)
fledgling; young and inexperienced; green; wet behind the ears
baby colic (esp. in the evening)
Japanese mazus (Mazus pumilus)
Ōban; one of the eight gods of the traditional calendar
rocket (Eruca sativa); ruccola; arugula
rocket (Eruca sativa); ruccola; arugula
Chinese tallow (Triadica sebifera)
lemon day-lily (Hemerocallis lilioasphodelus, formerly Hemerocallis flava); lemon lily; yellow day-lily
Ischikauia steenackeri (species of cyprinid fish)
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
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)
Kibana rhododendron (Rhododendron metternichii var.)
Italian jasmine (Jasminum humile var. revolutum); 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)
ōgonkan (Citrus flaviculpus); golden orange; golden citrus; yellow mikan
kimikan (Citrus flaviculpus); golden orange; ōgonkan
xanthochromism; xanthochroism; xanthism
longitude of the ascending node
Chinese yellow cattle
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
Trichosanthes kirilowii (type of cucumber)
to get dark after sunset; to turn to dusk; to fade into twilight; to decline (after a peak); to wane; to lose vigour
rhubarb (Rheum undulatum)
kioran eggs (high-quality eggs from Fukuoka prefecture)
icterus; any plant disease causing leaf etiolation
yellow-banded poison dart frog (Dendrobates leucomelas); yellow-headed poison dart frog; bumblebee poison frog
xanthochromatic variant; xanthochromatic species
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 (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 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)
Caspian gull (Larus cachinnans)
Bohemian waxwing (Bombycilla garrulus)
threeleaf goldthread (Coptis trifolia); savoyane
yellowfin seabream (Acanthopagrus latus)
Narthecium asiaticum (species of yellow flowering plant)
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.