赤 Kanji – red
The Japanese kanji 赤 can mean red.
Meaning and Readings
How is 赤 read?
赤 has the onyomi readings セキ, シャク and the kunyomi readings あか, あか-, あかい, あからむ, あからめる.
In romaji, these readings can be written as seki, shaku, aka, akai, akaramu, akarameru.
Common Japanese Words Using 赤
These common Japanese words contain 赤. Select linked kanji to explore their meanings and readings.
- 真っ赤(まっか) — bright red, deep red, flushed (of face)
- 赤い(あかい) — red, crimson, scarlet, vermilion
- 赤ちゃん(あかちゃん) — baby, infant
- 赤ん坊(あかんぼう) — baby, infant
- 赤外線(せきがいせん) — infrared rays, infrared radiation
- 赤軍(せきぐん) — Red Army (Soviet Union, 1918-1946), Workers' and Peasants' Red Army
- 赤字(あかじ) — (being in) the red, deficit
- 赤道(せきどう) — equator
- 赤飯(せきはん) — red rice (beans and mochi) for auspicious occasions
- 赤面(せきめん) — blushing, getting red in the face
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