Kanji 赤: "red"

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

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

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.

• 赤あかいred; crimson; scarlet; vermilion · Red; communist
• 真っ赤bright red; deep red; flushed (of face) · downright (e.g. lie); complete; utter
• 赤あかred; crimson; scarlet · red-containing colour (e.g. brown, pink, orange)
• 赤あかちゃんbaby; infant
• 赤あかん坊ぼうbaby; infant
• 赤せき面めんblushing; getting red in the face · embarrassment
• 赤あか子ごbaby; infant
• 赤あからめるto blush; to redden
• 赤あか黒ぐろいdark red; dark brown; reddish brown
• 顔かおを赤あからめるto blush; to go red in the face; to change color; to change colour
• 赤あか色いろred; red color · communist; socialist; left-wing
• 赤あか毛げred hair; ginger hair

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