How to say 'Red' in Japanese | 赤

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The Japanese word for Red is 'Aka', written as 赤 in Japanese.'Red' in hiragana is あか.

word

赤

Meaning

Red

Reading

あか

aka

Kanji

赤Red

Explanation

The Japanese noun '赤 (あか)' means 'red'. It refers to the color red and is commonly used to describe objects, emotions, or concepts associated with this color. For example: the apple is red「りんごは赤い」(りんごはあかい). The traffic light is red「信号は赤です」(しんごうはあかです). In some contexts, '赤' can also symbolize danger, passion, or importance, but its primary meaning remains the color red. Note that '赤い (あかい)' is the adjective form, while '赤 (あか)' is the noun form.

Part Of Speech

noun

Kanji JLPT

Kanji Grade

Frequency

1683

Composition

kanji

Handwriting

Kanji in the Word 赤

This word contains 1 kanji character:

kanji

赤

Meaning

Red

Words Related to 赤 Through the Kanji 赤

These 6 Words contain the Kanji 赤 as well.

word

赤い

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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'Aka' means 'Red' .

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