I drink warm black tea during my afternoon break.
紅
crimson, deep red
Kanji
Grade
Grade 6
Strokes
9 strokes
Radical
糸部
On'yomi (Chinese Reading)
コウ, ク
Kun'yomi (Japanese Reading)
べに, くれない, あかい
Nanori (Name Reading)
あか, いろ, くれ, べに, もみ
Common Readings
ク, コウ, くれない, べに
Example sentences
Would you like coffee or tea?
The setting sun dyed the sky crimson.
The favor I received from my master is deeper than the deep red of repeated dyeing.
A crimson curtain is hanging at that shop.
She blushed deep red out of embarrassment.
Crimson roses are blooming in the garden.
In autumn, the mountains are colored with beautiful autumn leaves.
I went to see the autumn leaves in Kyoto.
Deep crimson roses are blooming beautifully.
Example Vocabulary
紅茶
black tea
紅
crimson; deep red
紅い
crimson; deep red
紅潮
blush; flush; crimsoning
真紅
deep red; crimson
紅葉
autumn leaves; fall colors; turning of the leaves
深紅
deep crimson; scarlet
紅蓮
crimson lotus; deep crimson, especially like blazing flames
紅色
口紅
lipstick
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