14 strokes
Jinmeiyou kanji used in names
Kentei exam level Pre-1
JLPT exam level N1

scarlet, cardinal

Kun'yomi
  • あけ
  • red ②red-containing color (e.g. brown, pink, orange) ③complete ④copper
On'yomi
  • scarlet

Main Radical

(KanXi)

Reading Commonality

100.0%

Character Breakdown

scarlet, cardinal
ヒ あけ あか (Kentei Pre-1, N1)
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)
un-, mistake, negative
ヒ あら.ず (5th, N3)

Common Words

Taiwan cherry (Prunus campanulata)
scarlet sage (Salvia splendens)
deep scarlet
Eurasian wigeon (Anas penelope)
crimson crepe (fabric)
Hibai Japanese apricot
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References

Unicode hex code 7DCB
JIS X 0208 1-40-76
Nelson, A. Classic Nelson 3553
Haig, J. New Nelson Japanese-English Character Dictionary 4517
Halpern, J. New Japanese-English Character Dictionary 1369
Halpern, J. Kodansha Kanji Dictionary 1732
Halpern, J. Kanji Learners Dictionary (Kodansha) 925
Halpern, J. Kanji Learners Dictionary (Kodansha), 2nd edition (2013) 1250
Heisig, J. Remembering The Kanji 2659
Heisig, J. Remembering The Kanji, Sixth Ed. 2701
Morohashi Daikanwajiten 27604
Spahn and Hadamitzky Kanji and Kana 2197
Tuttle Dictionary Descriptor Code 6a8.4
Four corner code 2191.1