赤 — kanji meaning “red”
赤
red
- Meanings
- red
- On'yomi
- セキ (seki)、シャク (shaku)
- Kun'yomi
- あか、あか-、あか.い、あか.らむ、あか.らめる
- Name readings
- あ、あこ、あま
- Strokes
- 7
- School grade
- 1
- JLPT (old scale)
- Level 3
- Newspaper frequency
- #584 of 2,500
- Classical radical
- 155
- Chinese reading
- chì — Chinese character page
Words with 赤
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 赤ちゃん | あかちゃん akachan | baby; infant |
| 赤い | あかい akai | red; crimson; scarlet |
| 赤字 | あかじ akaji | (being in) the red; deficit |
| 真っ赤 | まっか makka | bright red; deep red; flushed (of face) |
| 赤ん坊 | あかんぼう akanbou | baby; infant |
| 赤色 | あかいろ akairo | red; red color |
| 赤道 | せきどう sekidou | equator |
| 赤外線 | せきがいせん sekigaisen | infrared rays; infrared radiation |
| 赤松 | あかまつ akamatsu | Japanese red pine (Pinus densiflora); Japanese umbrella pine; tanyosho pine |
| 赤旗 | あかはた akahata | red flag |
| 赤飯 | せきはん sekihan | red rice (beans and mochi) for auspicious occasions |
| 赤軍 | せきぐん sekigun | Red Army (Soviet Union, 1918-1946); Workers' and Peasants' Red Army |
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