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kanji
赤Meaning
Red
Reading
kunyomiあかaka
onyomiせきseki
しゃくshaku
Parts
土Soil 丿Katakana no 亅Barb 八Eight
Example Word
赤: red. 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.
Radical
赤
Stroke Count
7JLPT
N4Grade
1Frequency
308
Handwriting