How to say 'Bright red' in Japanese | 真っ赤

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The Japanese word for Bright red is 'Makka', written as 真っ赤 in Japanese.'Bright red' in hiragana is まっか.

word

真っ赤

Meaning

Bright red

Reading

まっか

makka

Kanji

真Truth 赤Red

Explanation

The Japanese adjectival noun '真っ赤 (まっか)' means 'bright red'. It is used to describe something that is vividly or intensely red in color. This term can be used to describe objects, emotions, or even situations. For example: her face turned bright red「彼女の顔は真っ赤になった」(かのじょのかおはまっかになった). The sky was bright red at sunset「夕焼けで空が真っ赤だった」(ゆうやけでそらがまっかだった). It can also be used metaphorically to describe something that is blatantly obvious or completely false, as in '真っ赤な嘘 (まっかなうそ) (a blatant lie)'.

Part Of Speech

adjectival noun

Kanji JLPT

Kanji Grade

Frequency

5405

Composition

kanji-hiragana

Handwriting

Kanji in the Word 真っ赤

This word contains 2 kanji characters:

kanji

真

Meaning

Truth

kanji

赤

Meaning

Red

Hiragana in the Word 真っ赤

This word contains 1 Hiragana character :

hiragana

つ

Reading

Tsu

Words Related to 真っ赤 Through the Kanji 真

These 22 Words contain the Kanji 真 as well.

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写真

Meaning

Photo

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真

Meaning

True

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真っ白

Meaning

Pure white

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真っ暗

Meaning

Pitch dark

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真っ黒

Meaning

Pitch black

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真っ青

Meaning

Pale, Deep blue

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真っ直ぐ

Meaning

Straight

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真実

Meaning

Truth

word

真面目

Meaning

Serious, Earnest

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真相

Meaning

Truth

word

真ん中

Meaning

Middle

word

真似

Meaning

Imitation

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真理

Meaning

Truth

word

真剣

Meaning

Serious

word

真珠

Meaning

Pearl

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真っ先

Meaning

Forefront

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真夏

Meaning

Midsummer

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真夜中

Meaning

Midnight

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真っ最中

Meaning

Midst

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真心

Meaning

Sincerity

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真四角

Meaning

Square

word

真ん丸

Meaning

Perfectly round

Words Related to 真っ赤 Through the Kanji 赤

These 6 Words contain the Kanji 赤 as well.

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赤い

Meaning

Red

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赤

Meaning

Red

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赤ちゃん

Meaning

Baby

word

赤道

Meaning

Equator

word

赤字

Meaning

Deficit

word

赤ん坊

Meaning

Baby

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