青

Blue

Meaning: Blue

The blue radical and the blue kanji are exactly the same.

Don’t feel blue, you should know this kanji automagically!

Reading: しょう, せい

When we need to remember the on’yomi せい we think of Hard Gay (because he says “sei sei sei.” When we need to remember the on’yomi しょう we think of someone putting on a show. In this case, Hard Gay is putting on a show. – Think of something really blue… is it the Blue Man Group in Las Vegas? They’re putting on a show (しょう) that you’re watching, and they have a very special guest, Hard Gay (せい). He does his usual stuff up on the stage with the Blue Man Group.

Imagine the show as being ridiculous or amazing – it’ll help you to remember the readings better.

Vocabulary

a青い（あおい）＝　Blue

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a青年（せいねん）＝　Youth

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a青空（あおぞら）＝　Blue Sky

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