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赤

N4

Stroke Order

Meanings

  • red

On'yomi (音読み)

  • セキ
  • シャク

Kun'yomi (訓読み)

  • あか
  • あか-
  • あか.い
  • あか.らむ
  • あか.らめる
Strokes
7
JLPT Level
N4
Frequency
#568
School Grade
Grade 1
Radical
赤#155 · red

Components

Common Words

  • 赤いあかいi-Adj.red, crimson, scarlet, vermilion
  • 赤軍せきぐんNounRed Army (Soviet Union, 1918-1946), Workers' and Peasants' Red Army
  • 赤字あかじNoun(being in) the red, deficit
  • 赤道せきどうNounequator
  • 赤飯せきはんNounred rice (beans and mochi) for auspicious occasions
  • 赤面せきめんNounblushing, getting red in the face
  • 赤痢せきりNoundysentery
  • 赤色あかいろNounred, red color

Practice in Kanjiru

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