JLPT N4 · Seasons & colours
青い
あおい
blue
Stroke order of 青い
2 characters, 10 strokes in total. Watch the animation, then try writing it yourself.
青 · 8 strokesい · 2 strokes
Memory trick
Fresh 生 growing plants over a 月 moon-coloured base: the blue-green of nature.
Parts: 青 blue (龶 growth + 月, originally 丹 pigment) + い
The characters in 青い
- い い — i (2 strokes)
Example sentence
今日は空が青いです。
きょうはそらがあおいです。
The sky is blue today.