6 strokes
Jouyou kanji
Taught in 7th grade
JLPT exam level N1
vermilion, cinnabar, scarlet, red, bloody
Kun'yomi
あ け red
On'yomi
シュ vermillion (color) ②vermillion (pigment) ③cinnabar ink stick ④correction written in red ink
Nanori
あ あ か red ②red-containing color (e.g. brown, pink, orange) ③complete ④copper あき す
Character Breakdown
Common Words
Vermilion Bird (god said to rule over the southern heavens) ②seven mansions (Chinese constellations) of the southern heavens
References
Unicode hex code | 6731 |
JIS X 0208 | 1-28-75 |
Nelson, A. Classic Nelson | 184 |
Haig, J. New Nelson Japanese-English Character Dictionary | 2546 |
Halpern, J. New Japanese-English Character Dictionary | 3531 |
Halpern, J. Kodansha Kanji Dictionary | 4344 |
Halpern, J. Kanji Learners Dictionary (Kodansha) | 2200 |
Halpern, J. Kanji Learners Dictionary (Kodansha), 2nd edition (2013) | 2960 |
Heisig, J. Remembering The Kanji | 221 |
Heisig, J. Remembering The Kanji, Sixth Ed. | 235 |
Gakken A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage | 1720 |
O'Neill, P.G. Japanese Names | 341 |
O'Neill, P.G. Essential Kanji | 1681 |
Morohashi Daikanwajiten | 14424 |
Henshall, K. A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters | 1346 |
Spahn and Hadamitzky Kanji and Kana | 1503 |
Spahn and Hadamitzky Kanji and Kana (2011 edition) | 1602 |
Hodges & Okazaki Japanese Kanji Flashcards | 1415 |
Kask, A. Tuttle Kanji Cards | 1081 |
Nishiguchi & Kono Kanji in Context | 1768 |
Kodansha Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide | 1049 |
Maniette, Y. Les Kanjis dans la tete | 226 |
Tuttle Dictionary Descriptor Code | 0a6.13 |
Four corner code | 2590.0 |
De Roo Code | 2464 |