7 strokes
Jouyou kanji
Taught in 1st grade
JLPT exam level N4

red

Kun'yomi
  • red ②red-containing color (e.g. brown, pink, orange) ③complete ④copper ⑤red 5-point card
  • あか-
  • red ②Red ③beautiful
  • to become red
  • to blush
On'yomi
  • セキ
  • シャク
Nanori
  • あこ
  • あま

Main Radical

(KanXi)

Character Breakdown

red
あか セキ あ (1st, N4)
soil, earth, ground
ド つち は (1st, N5)
fire, fire radical (no. 86)
ヒョウ カ

Contained In

Common Words

red ②Red ③beautiful
red ②red-containing color (e.g. brown, pink, orange) ③complete ④copper ⑤red 5-point card
failing mark (e.g. in exam)
red string of fate
(being in) the red ②red letter ③corrections (by a teacher or proofreader) written in red
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References

Unicode hex code 8D64
JIS X 0208 1-32-54
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Tuttle Dictionary Descriptor Code 3b4.10
Four corner code 4033.1
De Roo Code 1441