Blue Sky 青空
aozora2 characters16 strokes
青空 (aozora) means a blue sky: a clear sky without a single cloud, and the fresh, cheerful feeling that goes with it.
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Meaning 意味
What 青空 means
The Japanese word for Blue Sky, written with 2 kanji and read aozora.
Aozora is a clear blue sky with no clouds in it. The word also suggests a fresh, cheerful mood, like the feeling of a fine, sunny day.
When people write it in Japan. Aozora is a popular word for pieces from spring into summer and for seasonal practice.
Both kanji are taught in 1st grade in Japan.
How to write it 書き方
Brush tips for 青空
Three things to watch
- Among the horizontal strokes in the top part of 青, make the 4th stroke the longest.
- Keep the 月 at the bottom of 青 tucked inside, narrower than the long horizontal stroke above it.
- In 空, write the hole radical at the top (anakanmuri) wide. Make the last horizontal stroke of the 工 at the bottom long, so the character sits firmly.
Stroke order
Follow the vermilion stroke, frame by frame.
Stroke order data: KanjiVG by Ulrich Apel, CC BY-SA 3.0.
How to practice 練習
Trace first, then copy
- PrintPrint both pages at actual size, on US Letter or A4. Page 1 is the model. Page 2 is the tracing sheet.
- TraceTrace the outlines with a brush pen. Or lay thin hanshi paper over the page and trace with brush and ink.
- CopySet the model beside your paper and copy it stroke by stroke. Look at the model more than at your own paper.
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