赤
赤

red

7 strokesFrequency 584JLPT N3Grade 1

On

セキシャク

Kun

あかあか-あか.いあか.らむあか.らめる

Nanori

ああこあま

Dictionary

Common Words

赤い紅いあかい朱い～い Adj.Freq #634
1

Esp. 紅い for scarlet, 朱い for vermilion

red; crimson; scarlet; vermilion

Examples
彼女は赤いスカートをはいていた。
She was wearing a red skirt.
2

Colloquial

Red; communist

真っ赤まっ赤まっか真赤～な Adj.Freq #1627
1

Common noun

bright red; deep red; flushed (of face)

Examples
真っ赤な夕焼けは明日の晴天を告げた。
The deep red of the setting sun portended fine weather.
2

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

Examples
そいつは真っ赤なうそだ。
That's a blessed lie.
赤紅朱あか緋Freq #1692
1

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

red; crimson; scarlet

Examples
信号機が赤の間は道路を渡るな。
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 アカ

Red (i.e. communist)

Examples
サダムが脅威でないなどと言うのは、赤がかった反戦運動の人達くらい。
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

赤 only; Abbreviation; Common noun

copper

8

Abbreviation; Common noun; Hanafuda

red 5-point card

赤ちゃんあかちゃんNounFreq #4447
1

baby; infant

Examples
その赤ちゃんは歯が生えはじめている。
The baby is cutting his teeth.
赤ん坊赤んぼ赤んぼうあかんぼう (赤ん坊／赤んぼう)あかんぼ (赤ん坊／赤んぼ)NounFreq #5040
1

baby; infant

Examples
うちの赤ん坊は口をきくようになってきました。
Our baby is learning to speak.
赤面せきめんNounIntransitive～する VerbFreq #9333
1

blushing; getting red in the face

Examples
その時自分がなんとばかであったかを考えると赤面する。
I blush to think of what a fool I was then.
2

embarrassment

Examples
君の行いには赤面する。
I am ashamed of your conduct.
赤子赤児あかごNounFreq #9364
1

baby

赤らめるあからめる赧らめるTransitiveIchidan verbFreq #9421
1

to blush; to redden

赤黒いあかぐろい赭黒い～い Adj.Freq #9756
1

dark red; dark brown; reddish brown

顔を赤らめるかおをあからめるExpressionIchidan verbFreq #10058
1

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

Examples
世間知らずのその男は、恥ずかしさで顔を赤らめた。
The naive man blushed with shame.
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