9 strokes
Jouyou kanji
Taught in 6th grade
JLPT exam level N2

crimson, deep red

Kun'yomi
  • deep red ②rouge
  • deep red ②rouge
  • red ②Red
On'yomi
  • deep red ②rouge
Nanori
  • くれ
  • red silk lining

Main Radical

(KanXi)

Reading Commonality

べに 51.5%
コウ 22.6%
22.4%
あか 2.9%
くれない 0.5%

Character Breakdown

crimson, deep red
べに コウ ク (6th, N2)
thread
いと シ (1st, N2)
short thread radical (no. 52)
ヨウ ちいさい (Kentei 1)
little, small
ショウ こ- ちい.さい (1st, N5)
feathered stick, barb radical (no. 6)
ケツ かぎ (Kentei 1)
eight, eight radical (no. 12)
ハチ や はっ (1st, N5)
craft, construction, katakana e radical (no. 48)
コウ ク もく (2nd, N4)

Common Words

deep red ②rouge
bright red ②crimson lotus flower
deep crimson
leaves turning red (in autumn)
sockeye salmon (Oncorhynchus nerka)
vivid crimson
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References

Unicode hex code 7D05
JIS X 0208 1-25-40
Nelson, A. Classic Nelson 3500
Haig, J. New Nelson Japanese-English Character Dictionary 4441
Halpern, J. New Japanese-English Character Dictionary 1277
Halpern, J. Kodansha Kanji Dictionary 1629
Halpern, J. Kanji Learners Dictionary (Kodansha) 857
Halpern, J. Kanji Learners Dictionary (Kodansha), 2nd edition (2013) 1174
Heisig, J. Remembering The Kanji 1355
Heisig, J. Remembering The Kanji, Sixth Ed. 1455
Gakken A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage 927
O'Neill, P.G. Japanese Names 1423
O'Neill, P.G. Essential Kanji 1233
Morohashi Daikanwajiten 27243
Henshall, K. A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters 862
Spahn and Hadamitzky Kanji and Kana 820
Spahn and Hadamitzky Kanji and Kana (2011 edition) 839
Hodges & Okazaki Japanese Kanji Flashcards 809
Henshall & De Groot A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese, 3rd ed. 872
Kask, A. Tuttle Kanji Cards 881
Nishiguchi & Kono Kanji in Context 1295
Kodansha Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide 1515
Maniette, Y. Les Kanjis dans la tete 1367
Tuttle Dictionary Descriptor Code 6a3.6
Four corner code 2191.0
De Roo Code 2772