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赤

赤 — red

On
セキ, シャク
Kun
あか, あか-, あかい, あからむ, あからめる
Strokes
7
JLPT
N4
School grade
1

Common words with 赤

  • 赤字あかじ(being in) the red; deficitCommon

    どのくらい莫大な赤字に国家は耐えられるのだろうか。
    How huge a deficit can the nation stand?

  • 赤ちゃんあかちゃんbaby; infantCommon

    その赤ちゃんは歯が生えはじめている。
    The baby is cutting his teeth.

  • 赤松あかまつJapanese red pine (Pinus densiflora); Japanese umbrella pine; tanyosho pineCommon
  • 真っ赤まっかbright red; deep red; flushed (of face)Common
  • 赤ん坊あかんぼうbaby; infantCommon
  • 赤軍せきぐんRed Army (Soviet Union, 1918-1946); Workers' and Peasants' Red ArmyCommon
  • 赤いあかいred; crimson; scarlet; vermilionCommon
  • 赤外線せきがいせんinfrared rays; infrared radiationCommon
  • 赤道せきどうequatorCommon
  • 赤旗あかはたred flagCommon
  • 赤信号あかしんごうred light (traffic)Common
  • 赤色せきしょくcommunist; socialist; left-wing · also: red; red colorCommon
  • 赤飯せきはんred rice (beans and mochi) for auspicious occasionsCommon
  • 赤面せきめんblushing; getting red in the faceCommon
  • 赤痢せきりdysenteryCommon
  • 赤色あかいろred; red colorCommon
  • 赤あかred; crimson; scarletCommon
  • 赤毛あかげred hair; ginger hairOccasional
  • 赤土あかつちred clay; red earth; lateriteOccasional
  • 赤茶けるあかちゃけるto turn reddish-brown; to turn rufous; to become discolored; to become discolou…Occasional

With the N5–N4 kanji, you can read 111 words that use 赤.

  • 赤字 あかじ (being in) the red; deficit
  • 赤ちゃん あかちゃん baby; infant
  • 真っ赤 まっか bright red; deep red; flushed (of face)
  • 赤い あかい red; crimson; scarlet; vermilion
  • 赤道 せきどう equator

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