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่ตค
่ตค
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Frequency: 584
JLPT N3
Grade 1

Meanings

red

Readings

On โ€” Chinese-derived reading, usually for compounds
ใ‚ปใ‚ญ
ใ‚ทใƒฃใ‚ฏ
Kun โ€” Native Japanese reading, usually for standalone words
ใ‚ใ‹
ใ‚ใ‹-
ใ‚ใ‹.ใ„
ใ‚ใ‹.ใ‚‰ใ‚€
ใ‚ใ‹.ใ‚‰ใ‚ใ‚‹
Nanori โ€” Specialized readings used in names
ใ‚
ใ‚ใ“
ใ‚ใพ

Common Words

็ด…ใ„
ใ‚ใ‹ใ„
ๆœฑใ„
๏ฝžใ„ Adj.
Freq #634
1

Esp. ็ด…ใ„ for scarlet, ๆœฑใ„ for vermilion

red; crimson; scarlet; vermilion

Examples
ๅฝผๅฅณใฏ่ตคใ„ใ‚นใ‚ซใƒผใƒˆใ‚’ใฏใ„ใฆใ„ใŸใ€‚
She was wearing a red skirt.
2

Colloquial

Red; communist

ใพใฃ่ตค
ใพใฃใ‹
็œŸ่ตค
๏ฝžใช Adj.
Freq #1627
1

Common noun

bright red; deep red; flushed (of face)

Examples
็œŸใฃ่ตคใชๅค•็„ผใ‘ใฏๆ˜Žๆ—ฅใฎๆ™ดๅคฉใ‚’ๅ‘Šใ’ใŸใ€‚
The deep red of the setting sun portended fine weather.
2

downright (e.g. lie); complete; utter

Examples
ใใ„ใคใฏ็œŸใฃ่ตคใชใ†ใใ ใ€‚
That's a blessed lie.
็ด…
ๆœฑ
ใ‚ใ‹
็ท‹
Freq #1692
1

Common noun; Nouns which may take the genitive case particle 'no'

red; crimson; scarlet

Examples
ไฟกๅทๆฉŸใŒ่ตคใฎ้–“ใฏ้“่ทฏใ‚’ๆธกใ‚‹ใชใ€‚
Don't cross the road when the signal is red.
2

Common noun

red-containing colour (e.g. brown, pink, orange)

3

Colloquial; Common noun; Often written as ใ‚ขใ‚ซ

Red (i.e. communist)

Examples
ใ‚ตใƒ€ใƒ ใŒ่„…ๅจใงใชใ„ใชใฉใจ่จ€ใ†ใฎใฏใ€่ตคใŒใ‹ใฃใŸๅๆˆฆ้‹ๅ‹•ใฎไบบ้”ใใ‚‰ใ„ใ€‚
It's only the anti-war pinkos who say things like Saddam isn't a threat.
4

Abbreviation; Common noun

red light (traffic)

5

Abbreviation; Common noun

red ink (i.e. in finance or proof-reading); (in) the red

6

Nouns which may take the genitive case particle 'no'

complete; total; perfect; obvious

7

่ตค only; Abbreviation; Common noun

copper

8

Abbreviation; Common noun; Hanafuda

red 5-point card

ใ‚ใ‹ใกใ‚ƒใ‚“
Noun
Freq #4447
1

baby; infant

Examples
ใใฎ่ตคใกใ‚ƒใ‚“ใฏๆญฏใŒ็”Ÿใˆใฏใ˜ใ‚ใฆใ„ใ‚‹ใ€‚
The baby is cutting his teeth.
่ตคใ‚“ใผ
่ตคใ‚“ใผใ†
ใ‚ใ‹ใ‚“ใผใ† (่ตคใ‚“ๅŠ๏ผ่ตคใ‚“ใผใ†)
ใ‚ใ‹ใ‚“ใผ (่ตคใ‚“ๅŠ๏ผ่ตคใ‚“ใผ)
Noun
Freq #5040
1

baby; infant

Examples
ใ†ใกใฎ่ตคใ‚“ๅŠใฏๅฃใ‚’ใใใ‚ˆใ†ใซใชใฃใฆใใพใ—ใŸใ€‚
Our baby is learning to speak.
ใ›ใใ‚ใ‚“
๏ฝžใ™ใ‚‹ Verb
Noun
Intransitive
Freq #9333
1

blushing; getting red in the face

Examples
ใใฎๆ™‚่‡ชๅˆ†ใŒใชใ‚“ใจใฐใ‹ใงใ‚ใฃใŸใ‹ใ‚’่€ƒใˆใ‚‹ใจ่ตค้ขใ™ใ‚‹ใ€‚
I blush to think of what a fool I was then.
2

embarrassment

Examples
ๅ›ใฎ่กŒใ„ใซใฏ่ตค้ขใ™ใ‚‹ใ€‚
I am ashamed of your conduct.
่ตคๅ…
ใ‚ใ‹ใ”
Noun
Freq #9364
1

baby

ใ‚ใ‹ใ‚‰ใ‚ใ‚‹
่ตงใ‚‰ใ‚ใ‚‹
Transitive
Ichidan verb
Freq #9421
1

to blush; to redden

ใ‚ใ‹ใใ‚ใ„
่ตญ้ป’ใ„
๏ฝžใ„ Adj.
Freq #9756
1

dark red; dark brown; reddish brown

ใ‹ใŠใ‚’ใ‚ใ‹ใ‚‰ใ‚ใ‚‹
Expression
Ichidan verb
Freq #10058
1

to blush; to go red in the face; to change color; to change colour

Examples
ไธ–้–“็Ÿฅใ‚‰ใšใฎใใฎ็”ทใฏใ€ๆฅใšใ‹ใ—ใ•ใง้ก”ใ‚’่ตคใ‚‰ใ‚ใŸใ€‚
The naive man blushed with shame.
๐ŸŽ“

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