赭
赭

red

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シャ

Kun

あかつち

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Common Words

赤い紅いあかい朱い～い Adj.Freq #634
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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.
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Colloquial

Red; communist

赤黒いあかぐろい赭黒い～い Adj.Freq #9756
1

dark red; dark brown; reddish brown

赤ら顔赭ら顔あからがおNounFreq #34708
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red face

Examples
彼は農園主の微笑んでいる赤ら顔をじっと見て、「はい」と答えました。
He looked into the farmer's smiling red face, "Yes, sir." He said.
赤熊赭熊しゃぐまNounFreq #98617
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yak hair dyed red; red hair

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frizzled fake hair; curly fake hair

赭土しゃどNounFreq #101349
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red ocher (ochre)

代赭たいしゃNounFreq #104902
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red ocher (ochre)

赭顔しゃがんNounFreq #114163
1

ruddy face

代赭色たいしゃいろNoun～の Adj.Freq #140222
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yellowish-brown

赤面赭面あかつらあかづらあかっつらNounFreq #189101
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red face

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villain (in kabuki, jōruri, etc.)

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