JLPT N4 · 7 strokes
Kanji 赤: "red"
The kanji 赤 means "red". It is written with 7 strokes and belongs to JLPT level N4, read セキ, シャク in on'yomi and あか, あか-, あか.い, あか.らむ, あか.らめる in kun'yomi.
Stroke order
Strokes are written in the order of the numbers. The order is not decorative: it is what gives the character its balance, and it is also how handwriting search works in Japanese dictionaries.
Readings
On'yomi (Sino-Japanese reading)
セキシャク
Kun'yomi (native Japanese reading)
あかあか-あか.いあか.らむあか.らめる
In a kun'yomi reading, the dot separates the kanji from its okurigana: かた.る is read かたる and written 語る. A hyphen marks a bound position, like -び in 日.
At a glance
| Meaning | red |
|---|---|
| Strokes | 7 |
| JLPT level | N4 |
| Taught in Japan | grade 1 |
| Frequency rank | 584 of 2,501 |
Common words with 赤
The most frequent words using this kanji, most common first, with furigana readings. Click one to open it in the reader.
- 赤いred; crimson; scarlet; vermilion · Red; communist
- 真っ赤bright red; deep red; flushed (of face) · downright (e.g. lie); complete; utter
- 赤red; crimson; scarlet · red-containing colour (e.g. brown, pink, orange)
- 赤ちゃんbaby; infant
- 赤ん坊baby; infant
- 赤面blushing; getting red in the face · embarrassment
- 赤子baby; infant
- 赤らめるto blush; to redden
- 赤黒いdark red; dark brown; reddish brown
- 顔を赤らめるto blush; to go red in the face; to change color; to change colour
- 赤色red; red color · communist; socialist; left-wing
- 赤毛red hair; ginger hair
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