赤 — red

Readings

On'yomi

セキシャク

Kun'yomi

あかあか-あか.いあか.らむあか.らめる

Example words

• 赤字あかじ(1) deficit; (being in or going into) the red (2) red text; red letters (3) corrections (by a teacher or proofreader) written in red
• 赤ちゃんあかちゃんbaby; infant
• 真っ赤まっか(1) bright red; deep red; flushed (of face) (2) downright (e.g. lie); complete; utter
• 赤ん坊あかんぼうbaby; infant
• 赤道せきどうequator
• 赤らむあからむto become red; to redden; to blush
• 赤あか(1) red; crimson; scarlet (2) red-containing colour (e.g. brown, pink, orange) (3) Red (i.e. communist) (4) red light (5) red ink (i.e. in finance or proof-reading); (in) the red (6) complete; total; perfect; obvious