Kanji

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
夕焼けで空が赤く染まっている。

The sky is dyed red by the sunset.

目立つ めだつ
彼女は赤いドレスを着ていたので、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
夕焼けで西の空が真っ赤に染まった。

The western sky was dyed bright red by the sunset.

焼ける やける
西の空が真っ赤に焼けている

The western sky is burning bright red.

あか
信号が赤になったので、車を止めた。

The light turned red, so I stopped the car.

止める とめる
信号が赤に変わったので、彼は急いで車を止めた。

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

赤ちゃん あかちゃん
赤ちゃんが気持ちよさそうに眠っている。

The baby is sleeping comfortably.

眠る ねむる
赤ちゃんがすやすやと眠っている。

The baby is sleeping soundly.

赤ん坊 あかんぼう
赤ん坊は母親の腕の中で眠りについた。

The baby fell asleep in its mother's arms.

泣く なく
赤ん坊が大きな声で泣いています。

The baby is crying loudly.

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