noun, takes genitive case の

  1. red, red color.
  2. communism, the left.

Variations

Pronunciation Kanji Kana Is Common
赤色 あかいろ
しょ
赤色 せきしょく

Contained Kanji 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
color
いろ ショク シキ (2nd, N4)
knife, wrapping enclosure(勹) variant
comma-design
ともえ ハ うずまき (Kentei Pre-1, N1)
sign of the snake or serpent, 9-11AM, sixth sign of Chinese zodiac
み シ (Kentei Pre-1, N1)
self
コ おのれ キ (6th, N1)