Word details

赤い

Meanings, readings, and example sentences for the Japanese word 赤い.

Dictionary

Entry

赤い紅いかい朱い~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

Character notes

Kanji in this Word

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

あこあま

crimson, deep red

9 strokesFrequency 1,299JLPT N2Grade 6

On

コウ

Kun

べにくれないあか.い

Nanori

くれもみ

vermilion, cinnabar, scarlet, red, bloody

6 strokesFrequency 1,788JLPT N1Grade 8

On

シュ

Kun

あけ

Nanori

あかあき

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