“Red” or “Crimson” in Japanese kanji, and the Stroke Order and Meanings of Kanji “赤”
Japanese Jouyou-kanji “赤” means “Nothing”, “Naked” or “Communism” etc.
Jouyou Kanji “赤”
Jouyou Kanji “赤” Stroke Order
| Stroke # | 7 Strokes |
|---|---|
| On-Yomi | せき(seki) |
| しゃく(shaku) | |
| Kun-Yomi | あか(aka) |
| あか(い)(aka(i)) | |
| あか(らむ)(aka(ramu)) | |
| あか(らめる)(aka(rameru)) | |
| Meanings | Red, Crimson |
| Nothing | |
| Naked, Bare, Uncovered | |
| Sincerity | |
| Communism, Communist |
Kanji words which contain Kanji “赤”, and their meanings
| Words | Meanings |
|---|---|
| 赤家蚊(あかいえか-a ka i e ka) | Common house mosquito, Northern house mosquito |
| 赤鰯(あかいわし-a ka i wa shi) | ① Pickled sardines, Dried sardines, Red sardines, ② Rusty and blunt sword, Rusty blade |
| 赤鱏(あかえい-a ka e i) | Red stingray |
| 赤烏帽子(あかえぼし-a ka e bo shi) | Strange thing, Eccentric taste, Red eboshi |
| 赤貝(あかがい-a ka ga i) | Ark shell, Red Clam, Blood Clam |
| 赤金(あかがね-a ka ga ne) | ① Copper, ② Bronze (medal) |
| 赤金(あかきん-a ka ki n) | Red gold |
| 赤紙(あかがみ-a ka ga mi) | ① Military call‐up paper, Draft papers, Call-up notice, ② Red paper |
| 赤ゲット(あかげっと-a ka ge tto) | Inexperienced foreign traveler, Country bumpkin |
| 赤子(あかご-a ka go) | Baby |
| 赤砂糖(あかざとう-a ka za to u) | Brown sugar |
| 赤字(あかじ-a ka ji) | ① Deficit balance, Negative earnings, ② Red letter, Red writing |
| 赤潮(あかしお-a ka shi o) | Red tide, Red water, Akashio, Discolored water |
| 赤信号(あかしんごう-a ka shi n go u) | ① Red light, Red signal, Red traffic signal, ② A sign that a worrying situation is imminent |
| 赤新聞(あかしんぶん-a ka shi n bu n) | ① Entertaining and sarcastic newspaper, Scandal sheet, Gutter press, Yellow press, ② Official newspaper of Japanese Communist Party |
| 赤チン(あかちん-a ka chi n) | Mercurochrome, Merbromin solution |
| 赤土(あかつち-a ka tsu chi) | Red earth, Red clay soil, Red earth, Laterite |
| 赤電車(あかでんしゃ-a ka de n sha) | Last train of the day |
| 赤蜻蛉(あかとんぼ-a ka to n bo) | Red dragonfly |
| 赤の他人(あかのたにん-a ka no ta ni n) | Total stranger, Complete stranger, Utter stranger |
| 赤の飯(あかのまんま-a ka no ma n ma) | Tufted knotweed |
| 赤恥(あかはじ-a ka ha ji) | Open disgrace, Public shame, Great shame (endured in the public eye), Deep embarrassment, Profound humiliation, Utter disgrace |
| 赤旗(あかはた-a ka ha ta) | ① Red flag, ② Red Flag (Communist Party newspaper), ③ Danger signal |
| 赤鼻(あかばな-a ka ba na) | ① Red nose, ② Red‐spotted swollen nose, Acne rosacea |
| 赤札(あかふだ-a ka fu da) | ① Red tag (esp. one attached to sold goods or discounted products), Red label ② Swords (playing card suit in traditional Japanese gambling decks) |
| 赤帽(あかぼう-a ka bo u) | ① Red cap, ② (Railway) porter, Redcap |
| 赤本(あかほん-a ka ho n) | ① Pulp fiction, Dime novel, ② Akahon, University entrance exam workbook (published by Kyōgakusha), ③ Storybook (with red cover, Edo period), ④ Red Guide (Michelin) |
| 赤松(あかまつ-a ka ma tsu) | Pinus densiflora, Japanese red pine , Japanese red pine, Japanese umbrella pine |
| 赤身(あかみ-a ka mi) | ① Lean meat, Red flesh (of a fish), Red-fleshed fish (e.g. tuna), ② Heartwood |
| 赤味噌(あかみそ-a ka mi so) | Dark-brown miso paste |
| 赤門(あかもん-a ka mo n) | Red gate (esp. at Tokyo University) |
| 赤銅(しゃくどう-sha ku do u) | Alloy of copper and gold |
| 赤銅色(しゃくどういろ-sha ku do u i ro) | Bronze color, Brown, Copper(‐colored) |
| 赤外線(せきがいせん-se ki ga i se n) | Infrared rays, Infrared radiation |
| 赤手(せきしゅ-se ki shu) | Bare handed, Empty hand, Naked fists |
| 赤十字(せきじゅうじ-se ki ju u ji) | Red Cross, Red cross on a white ground |
| 赤心(せきしん-se ki shi n) | Sincerity, True heart, Devotion |
| 赤誠(せきせい-se ki se i) | Sincerity, True heart, Devotion |
| 赤沈(せきちん-se ki chi n) | Erythrocyte sedimentation rate, ESR, Erythrocyte sedimentation, Blood sedimentation rate, Blood sedimentation |
| 赤鉄鉱(せきてっこう-se ki te kko u) | Hematite, Red hematite |
| 赤道(せきどう-se ki do u) | Equator |
| 赤道祭(せきどうさい-se ki do u sa i) | Ceremony of crossing the equator, Crossing the equator ceremony |
| 赤熱(せきねつ or しゃくねつ-se ki ne tsu (or) sha ku ne tsu) | Red heat |
| 赤飯(せきはん-se ki ha n) | Sekihan steamed rice with red beans |
| 赤貧(せきひん-se ki hi n) | Extreme poverty, Penury |
| 赤貧洗うが如し(せきひんあらうがごとし-se ki hi n a ra u ga go to shi) | Extremely indigent, Extremely poor, In dire poverty, As poor as a church mouse |
| 赤面(せきめん-se ki me n) | Blushing, Getting red in the face, Embarrassment |
| 赤面(あかつら or あかっつら-a ka tsu ra (or) a ka ttsu ra) | ① Red face, ② Villain (in kabuki, jōruri etc) |
| 赤裸(あかはだか or せきら-a ka ha da ka (or) se ki ra) | ① Stark naked, Nude, Bare, ② Stripped of all belongings, Penniless |
| 赤裸々(せきらら-se ki ra ra) | ① Naked, Nude, ② Unvarnished (e.g. truth), Plain (e.g. fact), Frank, Candid, Outspoken |
| 赤痢(せきり-se ki ri) | Dysentery |
| 赤燐(せきりん-se ki ri n) | Red phosphorus, Amorphous phosphorus |
| 赤化(せっか-se kka) | Sovietize, Sovietise, Turning red, Become communistic |
| 赤禍(せっか-se kka) | Red Peril |
| 赤血球(せっけっきゅう-se kke kkyu u) | Red blood cell, Erythrocyte |
| 赤血球沈降速度(せっけっきゅうちんこうそくど-se kke kkyu u chi n ko u so ku do) | Erythrocyte sedimentation rate, ESR |
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