赤 (あか)red; crimson; scarlet
- red; crimson; scarletnoun (common) (futsuumeishi)
- red-containing colour (e.g. brown, pink, orange)noun (common) (futsuumeishi)
- Red (i.e. communist)noun (common) (futsuumeishi)
- red light (traffic)noun (common) (futsuumeishi)
- red ink (i.e. in finance or proof-reading); (in) the rednoun (common) (futsuumeishi)
- complete; total; perfectnouns which may take the genitive case particle 'no'
Kanji in 赤
Words that share its kanji
- 赤字あかじ(being in) the red; deficit
- 赤ちゃんあかちゃんbaby; infant
- 赤松あかまつJapanese red pine (Pinus densiflora); Japanese umbrella pine
- 真っ赤まっかbright red; deep red
- 赤ん坊あかんぼうbaby; infant
- 赤軍せきぐんRed Army (Soviet Union, 1918-1946); Workers' and Peasants' Red Army
- 赤いあかいred; crimson
- 赤外線せきがいせんinfrared rays; infrared radiation
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