#479JLPT N1

7 strokes

Red

Kun reading

あか、あか-、あかい、あからむ、あからめる

On reading

せき、しゃく

Example words

赤い

あかい

· red

esp. 紅い for scarlet, 朱い for vermilion

She was wearing a red skirt.

赤みがかる

あかみがかる

· to be tinged red

家では赤味がかった髪とそばかすのせいで、母が侮蔑を込めて「にんじん」と名付け、皆にもそう呼ばせています。

At home, because of his reddish hair and freckles, his mother scornfully named him "carrot" and had everybody else call him that.

赤ワイン

あかワイン

· red wine

白ワインと赤ワイン、どちらになさいますか。

Would you like white wine or red?

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