Readings
Meanings
- crimson
- scarlet
- red-containing colour (e.g. brown, pink, orange)
- red (i.e. communist)
Mnemonic (RtK)
ⓘsoil (土) · dirt (土) · ground (土) · sword (刀) · dagger (刀) · small (小)
From "Remembering the Kanji" by James Heisig · Frame 1880
On Reading Examples
The ship will cross the equator tonight.tatoeba When we made fun of her, she blushed.tatoeba I am ashamed of your conduct.tatoeba Additional Examples
She entrusted her baby to her divorced husband.tatoeba He was so angry, he was red in the face.tatoeba 彼は農園主の微笑んでいる赤ら顔をじっと見て、「はい」と答えました。 He looked into the farmer's smiling red face, "Yes, sir." He said.tatoebaHe anonymously donated a large sum of money to the Red Cross.tatoeba When completed, it is reddish.wiki Red ones are preferred.wiki The tradition concerning what happened later to the babywiki An akagobue is a bamboo fue that produces the sound like a baby's cry.wiki The destination of Shuinsen was restricted to regions north of the equator.wiki 赤道上の観測者から見ると、太陽は正午に天頂を通過する。 If a person makes observations from above the equator, the sun passes through the zenith at mid day.wikiConsequently, the only way to eliminate the trade deficit was by finding a solution to the gold and silver problem.wiki Today Japan is the world's top deficit country regarding tourism.wiki Stroke Order
7 strokes
Red. 土 (earth) + fire — earth glowing red-hot.
Practice Writing
Practice Writing 赤
Draw with a guide, then from memory — checked at every step