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Meaning of (あか) in Japanese

赤, 紅, 朱
JLPT 5
Kana Reading
あか
Romaji
aka
Word Senses
  • Parts of speech
    noun (common) (futsuumeishi)
    Meaning
    red; crimson; scarlet
  • Parts of speech
    Meaning
    red-containing colour (e.g. brown, pink, orange)
  • Parts of speech
    Meaning
    Red (i.e. communist)
  • Parts of speech
    Meaning
    red light
  • Parts of speech
    Meaning
    red ink (i.e. in finance or proof-reading); (in) the red
  • Parts of speech
    nouns which may take the genitive case particle `no', noun, used as a prefix
    Meaning
    complete; total; perfect; obvious

Examples of 赤, 紅, 朱, あか in a sentence



Related Kanji

JLPT 1

6 strokes

vermilion, cinnabar, scarlet, red, bloody

On'Yomi: シュ

Kun'Yomi: あけ

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JLPT 2

9 strokes

crimson, deep red

On'Yomi: コウ, ク

Kun'Yomi: べに, くれない, あか.い

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JLPT 4

7 strokes

red

On'Yomi: セキ, シャク

Kun'Yomi: あか, あか-, あか.い, あか.らむ, あか.らめる

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