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KanjiN4Grade 1 · 小17 strokesRadical 赤

赤 · red

赤 is a kanji meaning red. It has 7 strokes and is on the JLPT N4 list.

On'yomi · from Chinese

  • セキseki
  • シャクshaku

Kun'yomi · Japanese

  • あかaka
  • あか-aka-
  • あかいakai
  • あからむakaramu
  • あからめるakarameru

Practise the N4 kanji

In 第10巻 JLPT N4, a chapter at a time, with their words. Chapter 1 is free.

Words that use 赤 · 8 in our JLPT lists

Words that use 赤
WordReadingMeaningLevel
赤あかredN5
赤いあかいredN5
赤ちゃんあかちゃんbaby, infantN4
赤ん坊あかんぼうbabyN4
真っ赤まっかdeep red, flushed (of face)N3
赤道せきどうequatorN2
Show all 8 words
More words that use 赤
WordReadingMeaningLevel
赤字あかじdeficit, go in the redN1
赤らむあからむto become red, to blushN1

Example sentence

顔が赤いよ。

かおがあかいよ

Your face is red.

Readings and meanings: KANJIDIC2 · Words: JMdict · © EDRDG, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Stroke order: KanjiVG (Ulrich Apel and contributors, CC BY-SA 3.0) · JLPT levels: Jonathan Waller, tanos.co.uk (CC BY), unofficial · Sentence: Tatoeba #183646 (CC BY 2.0 FR) · All sources · This page's kanji and word data is shared under CC BY-SA 4.0.

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