赤 — red | My Kanji

あか赤 red

U+8D64 Unicode hex codepoint — a unique identifier for this character in the Unicode standard. JLPT 4 Japanese-Language Proficiency Test level. N5 is beginner, N1 is the most advanced. This kanji appears at the 4 level. Grade 1 Japanese school grade level in which this kanji is taught. Grade 1 is first year of elementary school. 7 strokes Freq #584 Frequency rank among the ~2,500 most common kanji in Japanese newspapers. Lower number = more common. Heisig #1743 Index in James Heisig's "Remembering the Kanji" — a popular textbook that teaches kanji through mnemonics and stories. Radical #155

Meanings

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あか aka Kun'yomi Kun'yomi (訓読み) — the native Japanese reading of this kanji. Used when the kanji appears alone or with okurigana (trailing hiragana).

赤(あか) aka red 赤(あか) い akai red 赤(あか) ちゃん akachan baby 赤(あか) 貝(がい) akagai red clam 赤(あか) 字(じ) akaji deficit

せき seki On'yomi On'yomi (音読み) — the Sino-Japanese reading, derived from Chinese pronunciation. Most commonly used in compound words (jukugo).

赤(せき) 道(どう) sekidou equator

Stroke order

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