Word details

朱引き

Meanings, readings, and example sentences for the Japanese word 朱引き.

Dictionary

Entry

朱引き朱引しゅびきNounFreq #164077
1

drawing red lines

2

Historical term

red lines on maps marking town limits (Edo period)

3

Archaic

red lines marking nouns in kanbun texts

Character notes

Kanji in this Word

vermilion, cinnabar, scarlet, red, bloody

6 strokesFrequency 1,788JLPT N1Grade 8

On

シュ

Kun

あけ

Nanori

あかあき

pull, tug, jerk, admit, install, quote, refer to

4 strokesFrequency 218JLPT N3Grade 2

On

イン

Kun

ひ.くひ.ける

Nanori

いなひきひけびき

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