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朱

vermilion
Stroke count: 6

Readings

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JōyōGrade 8KANJIDIC

Meanings

  1. vermilionRtK
    朱に交われば赤くなる。He who touches pitch shall be defiled therewith.tatoeba
    朱肉をお借りしてもよろしいですか。May I use your ink pad?tatoeba
  2. cinnabar
  3. scarlet
  4. red
    満面朱をそそいで怒った。He went red in the face with rage.tatoeba
  5. bloody

Radicals and components

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Mnemonic (RtK)

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vermillion · drop (丶) · not yet · one (一) · tree (木) · wood (木)

From "Remembering the Kanji" by James Heisig · Frame 235

Compound words

朱色しゅいろ
vermilion (colour); cinnabar
朱印しゅいん
red seal
朱顔しゅがん
flushed face
朱鷺トキ
Japanese crested ibis (Nipponia nippon)
朱書しゅしょ
writing in red
朱鞘しゅざや
red-lacquered sword sheath
朱唇しゅしん
red lips
朱欒ザボン
pomelo (Citrus maxima)
朱脣しゅしん
red lips
堆朱ついしゅ
red lacquerware with patterns carved in relief
丹朱たんしゅ
cinnabar
朱印状しゅいんじょう
license with a red seal (licence)
朱印船しゅいんせん
red seal ship
朱子学しゅしがく
neo-Confucianism (based on the teachings of Zhu Xi)
朱書きしゅがき
writing in red
朱塗りしゅぬり
painting something vermillion
朱嘴鸛しゅばしこう
white stork (Ciconia ciconia)
朱唇皓歯しゅしんこうし
red lips and pearly white teeth (said of beautiful women)
陶朱猗頓の富とうしゅいとんのとみ
great wealth

Stroke Order

6 strokes

Practice Writing

Practice Writing 朱

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