赤【あか】
Frequency rank: 1,588. – 1,589.
- red; crimson; scarlet
- red-containing colour (e.g. brown, pink, orange)
- Red (i.e. communist)colloquialismoften written as アカ
- red light (traffic)abbreviationsee also 赤信号
- red ink (i.e. in finance or proof-reading); (in) the redabbreviationsee also 赤字 and 赤字
- complete; total; perfect; obvioussee also 赤の他人
- copperonly applies to 赤abbreviationsee also 銅【あかがね】
- red 5-point cardhanafudaabbreviationsee also あかたん
noun (common) (futsuumeishi)
nouns which may take the genitive case particle 'no'
noun (common) (futsuumeishi)
Forms
- 赤【あか】Frequency rank: 1,588. – 1,589.
- 紅【あか】Frequency rank: 5,961. – 5,967.
- 朱【あか】Frequency rank: 14,223. – 14,262.
- 緋【あか】Frequency rank: 6,001. – 6,005.
- あかFrequency rank: 46,119. – 47,037.
Generated definitions (experimental)
- red; crimson; scarlet
- red-containing colour (e.g. brown, pink, orange)
- Red (i.e. communist)
- red light (traffic)
- red ink (i.e. in finance or proof-reading); (in) the red
- complete; total; perfect; obvious
- copper
- red 5-point card
This word is used to describe the colors red, crimson, and scarlet.
赤 is also used to refer to colors that contain red as a component, like brown, pink, or orange.
This skirt is a shade of orange with a hint of red.
In Japanese, 赤 is used to refer to the color red when it represents communism.
赤い光 is used to describe a red light, especially in the context of traffic signals.
In financial or proofreading contexts, 赤いインク or 赤字 refers to red ink used in finance or to signify deficits.
This invoice is written in red ink to indicate a deficit.
This word can also mean complete, total, perfect, or obvious in different contexts.
赤銅 refers to the metal copper.
赤い5点カード is a card with a red color used to represent a score of 5 points.
Generated collocations (experimental)
あか赤をつかう使うto use redあか赤がすき好きto like redあかい赤いふく服red clothesあかい赤いはな花red flowerあかしんごう赤信号red light (traffic signal)あか赤いんくインクred inkあかじ赤字deficit; being in the red (financial)あかちゃん赤ちゃんのためのあか赤red for babiesまっか真っ赤bright redせきどう赤道the equator (literally "red line")あかわいん赤ワインred wineせきがいせん赤外線infrared raysあかい赤いばらバラred roseまっか真っ赤なかお顔bright red face (often from embarrassment)せきしょく赤色ぺんペンred penあかい赤いはた旗red flag
Wiktionary definitions (experimental)
Example sentences
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I made sure that children who'd forgotten their red pencil came to borrow one.
One of her three cars is blue and the others are red.
Some of the roses in my garden are white, and the others are red.
It is getting colder and colder morning and evening. The leaves of trees will soon turn red or yellow.
I need red and black markers or felt-tip pens. Do you have any?