How to say 'Red' in Japanese | 赤い

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The Japanese word for Red is 'Akai', written as 赤い in Japanese.'Red' in hiragana is あかい.

word

赤い

Meaning

Red

Reading

あかい

akai

Kanji

赤Red

Explanation

The Japanese adjective '赤い (あかい)' means 'red'. It is used to describe objects, colors, or anything that has a red hue. This adjective is commonly used in everyday conversation and can describe both physical objects and abstract concepts. For example: the apple is red「そのリンゴは赤い」(そのリンゴはあかい). The sunset is red「夕日が赤い」(ゆうひがあかい). It can also be used metaphorically, such as in '赤い糸 (あかいいと)', which refers to the 'red thread of fate' connecting two people destined to meet. Note that '赤い' is the adjective form, while '赤 (あか)' is the noun form meaning 'red'.

Part Of Speech

adjective

Kanji JLPT

Kanji Grade

Frequency

1416

Composition

kanji-hiragana

Handwriting

This word is an i-adjective. To learn how it transforms in different tenses and forms, explore all its conjugations.

Kanji in the Word 赤い

This word contains 1 kanji character:

kanji

赤

Meaning

Red

Hiragana in the Word 赤い

This word contains 1 Hiragana character :

hiragana

い

Reading

Words Related to 赤い Through the Kanji 赤

These 6 Words contain the Kanji 赤 as well.

word

赤

Meaning

Red

word

赤ちゃん

Meaning

Baby

word

赤道

Meaning

Equator

word

赤字

Meaning

Deficit

word

赤ん坊

Meaning

Baby

word

真っ赤

Meaning

Bright red

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What does 'Akai' (赤い) mean?

'Akai' means 'Red' .

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