# 緑 — green

緑 means “green”. It is a JLPT N3 kanji written with 14 strokes. On'yomi: リョク (ryoku), ロク (roku). Kun'yomi: みどり (midori). You'll see it in words such as 緑 (midori, “green”).

- Meaning: green
- On'yomi: リョク (ryoku), ロク (roku)
- Kun'yomi: みどり (midori)
- Strokes: 14
- Level: JLPT N3 · set A bit of everything 2

## How to remember 緑

Thread (糸) dyed by hand (ヨ) in water (水): green.

Parts: 糸 thread · ヨ hand · 水 water

## Words with 緑

| Word | Reading | Meaning |
| --- | --- | --- |
| 緑 | みどり (midori) | green |

## Don't confuse it with

[線](https://moji.ninja/n3-kanji/line/) · [縁](https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/bond-of-fate/)

## More in the “A bit of everything 2” set

[縄](https://moji.ninja/n3-kanji/rope/) · [緑](https://moji.ninja/n3-kanji/green/) · [黄](https://moji.ninja/n3-kanji/yellow/) · [糸](https://moji.ninja/n3-kanji/thread/) · [皿](https://moji.ninja/n3-kanji/plate/)

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From Moji Ninja (https://moji.ninja/), a free app for learning hiragana, katakana and the JLPT kanji from N5 to N1 with spaced repetition. Page: https://moji.ninja/n3-kanji/green/. Last updated 2026-11-01.