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What is the Kanji for 'Vermillion'? | 朱

If you are wondering what is the Japanese Kanji for 'Vermillion', you've come to the right place!

The Japanese Kanji for 'Vermillion' is 朱.

    kanji

    朱

    Meaning

    Vermillion

    Reading

    kunyomiあけ

    ake

    onyomiしゅ

    shu

    Parts

    丿Katakana no 未Not yet

    Radical

    木

    Stroke Count

    6

    JLPT

    N1

    Grade

    7

    Frequency

    1497

    Handwriting

Parts of the Kanji 朱

If you visually break down this kanji, you can see it is made up of 2 parts:

    radical

    丿

    Meaning

    Katakana no

    kanji

    未

    Meaning

    Not yet

朱 As Part Of Other Kanji

This kanji appears as part of 3 other kanji:

    kanji

    株

    Meaning

    Shares, Stocks

    kanji

    殊

    Meaning

    Special, Especially

    kanji

    珠

    Meaning

    Ball, Pearl

Kanji Related to 朱 Through the Part 丿

These 31 kanji contain the part 丿 as well.

    kanji

    自

    Meaning

    Self

    kanji

    少

    Meaning

    Few

    kanji

    女

    Meaning

    Woman

    kanji

    介

    Meaning

    Mediate, Jammed in

    kanji

    身

    Meaning

    Body, Self

    kanji

    八

    Meaning

    Eight

    kanji

    川

    Meaning

    River

    kanji

    月

    Meaning

    Moon, Month

    kanji

    失

    Meaning

    Lose, Fault

    kanji

    寿

    Meaning

    Longevity, Congratulations

    kanji

    赤

    Meaning

    Red

    kanji

    心

    Meaning

    Heart

    kanji

    卑

    Meaning

    Mean, Lowly

    kanji

    人

    Meaning

    Person

    kanji

    向

    Meaning

    Facing, Yonder

    kanji

    弟

    Meaning

    Younger brother

    kanji

    番

    Meaning

    Turn

    kanji

    千

    Meaning

    Thousand

    kanji

    乏

    Meaning

    Scanty, Scarce

    kanji

    九

    Meaning

    Nine

    kanji

    手

    Meaning

    Hand

    kanji

    才

    Meaning

    Talent, Age (counter)

    kanji

    刀

    Meaning

    Sword

    kanji

    先

    Meaning

    Before, Previous

    kanji

    毛

    Meaning

    Fur

    kanji

    入

    Meaning

    Enter

    kanji

    血

    Meaning

    Blood

    kanji

    白

    Meaning

    White

    kanji

    羞

    Meaning

    Feel ashamed

    kanji

    必

    Meaning

    Inevitable, Certain

    kanji

    力

    Meaning

    Power

Kanji Related to 朱 Through the Part 未

These 5 kanji contain the part 未 as well.

    kanji

    業

    Meaning

    Business

    kanji

    昧

    Meaning

    Dark, Foolish

    kanji

    味

    Meaning

    Flavor

    kanji

    魅

    Meaning

    Charm, Alluring

    kanji

    妹

    Meaning

    Younger sister

Learn the Kanji 朱

Let's make sure you fully understand this kanji.

What does 朱 mean?

朱 means 'Vermillion'.

Japanese school students learn this kanji in Junior Highschool, while non-native learners often study it for the JLPT N1 exam.

To help you master this kanji, here's an interactive lesson where you'll practice its readings and meanings.