01
赤い
あかい
red
Meanings
- red
Readings
Onyomi
- セキ
- シャク
Kunyomi
- あか
- あか-
- あか.い
- あか.らむ
- あか.らめる
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Useful words
02
赤ちゃん
あかちゃん
baby
03
真っ赤
まっか
bright red
04
赤信号
あかしんごう
red light
05
赤字
あかじ
deficit
06
赤道
せきどう
equator
Compare Kanji
01青Pair88%blue, greenRed and blue-green are a classic color pair in basic kanji study.02黒Meaning74%black黒 keeps 赤 inside the color family while giving a dark contrast.03白Meaning72%white白 is another basic color, useful for sorting 赤 among visual adjectives.04色Meaning82%color色 names the color category that 赤 belongs to.05火Meaning68%fireFire often appears red, so 火 gives 赤 a vivid image hook.06紅Meaning80%crimson, deep red紅 narrows red toward crimson, refining the broader color of 赤.