Kanji

赤

red

Kanji

Grade

Grade 1

Strokes

7 strokes

Radical

赤部

On'yomi (Chinese Reading)

セキ, シャク

Kun'yomi (Japanese Reading)

あか, あか-, あかい, あからむ, あからめる

Nanori (Name Reading)

あか, か, はに, はにう, わに

Common Readings

シャク, セキ, あか, あか…い, あか…らむ, あか…らめる

Example sentences

赤い あかい
夕焼け 赤く 染まっている

The sky is dyed red by the sunset.

目立つ めだつ
彼女 赤い ドレス 着ていた ので とても 目立っていた

She stood out a lot because she was wearing a red dress.

真っ赤 まっか
夕焼け 西 真っ赤 染まった

The western sky was dyed bright red by the sunset.

焼ける やける
西 真っ赤 焼けている

The western sky is burning bright red.

あか
信号 なった ので 止めた

The light turned red, so I stopped the car.

止める とめる
信号 変わった ので 急いで 止めた

The traffic light turned red, so he hurriedly stopped the car.

赤ちゃん あかちゃん
赤ちゃん 気持ちよさそうに 眠っている

The baby is sleeping comfortably.

眠る ねむる
赤ちゃん すやすや 眠っている

The baby is sleeping soundly.

赤ん坊 あかんぼう
赤ん坊 母親 眠りについた

The baby fell asleep in its mother's arms.

泣く なく
赤ん坊 大きな 泣いています

The baby is crying loudly.

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