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Kanji Detail for 紅 - "red, rouge"

紅

  • Meaning

    紅 means "red, rouge." Also associated with feminine.

    1. Red - A deep red color; crimson.

    2. Rouge - Cosmetic red; lipstick.

    3. Feminine - Related to women; female.

  • Words using 紅

    • 紅白 こうはく Listen red and white; colours for festive or auspicious occasions (colors); two teams
    • 紅茶 こうちゃ Listen black tea
    • 口紅 くちべに Listen lipstick
    • 紅葉 こうよう Listen leaves turning red (in autumn); red leaves; autumn colours
    • 紅潮 こうちょう Listen flush; blush

  • Four-character idioms with 紅

    • 万緑一紅 ばんりょくいっこう Listen one red flower standing out in a sea of green vegetation; one item of quality standing out among many; one woman among many men
    • 千紫万紅 せんしばんこう Listen multitude of colors; multitude of colours
    • 柳緑花紅 りゅうりょくかこう Listen red blossoms and green willows; beautiful scenery of spring; natural beauty
    • 桃紅柳緑 とうこうりゅうりょく Listen beautiful scenery of spring
    • 碧眼紅毛 へきがんこうもう Listen blue eyes and red hair; Westerner
    • 紅毛碧眼 こうもうへきがん Listen red-haired and blue-eyed (person); a Westerner

  • Tattoo check: 紅

    • Verified meaning: red, rouge
    • Official Jōyō kanji — a standard character every Japanese reader recognises
    • Used in real Japanese given names (read あか, あかし, あかしお, あかじお)
    • Also carries these associations: feminine

    A single kanji rarely maps one-to-one onto an English word. Read the meanings and associations above as a set — a character that fits the dictionary definition can still carry a connotation you did not intend.

  • Name readings of 紅

    Given names 紅(あか)Listen 紅(あかね)Listen 紅(あかり)Listen 紅(かのう)Listen 紅(くう)Listen 紅(くれい)Listen 紅(くれお)Listen 紅(くれな)Listen

    Surnames 紅(あかし)Listen 紅(あかしお)Listen 紅(あかじお)Listen 紅(あかみね)Listen

  • Compare with other kanji that mean the same thing:

  • Dictionary Citations

    The meaning above is based on the following sources:

    KANJIDIC2 A comprehensive Japanese-English kanji dictionary

    crimson; deep red

    Unihan Unicode Han Database for CJK characters

    red, vermillion; blush, flush

    CC-CEDICT A Chinese-English dictionary

    surname Hong

    Make Me a Hanzi Open-source Chinese character data

    red, vermillion; to blush, to flush; popular

    XSZD Xuéshēng Zìdiǎn (學生字典) - Student's Dictionary

    A light shade of red. | Red is the most conspicuous of colors. Hence colloquially favor and prominence are called 紅. | A metaphor for beautiful and lively. Such as 紅塵 (red dust), 紅顏 (rosy complexion). Many plant flowers are red. Hence fallen petals are called 落紅. | Anciently same as 工. Women's work also written as 女紅. Seen in (Book of Han). Read (Fanqie: 古紅切).

  • Onyomi

    tip

    koh(コウ) コウ

    ku(ク) ク

  • Kunyomi

    tip

    aka.i(あか-い) あか-い

    beni(べに) べに

    kurenai(くれない) くれない

  • Strokes

    tip

    9 strokes

  • Radical

    tip

    糸 (ito・itohen)

  • Related Keywords

    red rouge feminine pigment silk woman crimson burgundy cardinal cherry claret color cosmetic garnet lipstick maroon rose ruby scarlet

Sentences including 紅

  • I don't like either tea or coffee.

  • I would rather have tea than coffee.

  • Please give me a cup of tea.

  • They drink a good deal of tea in england.

  • I prefer tea to coffee.

  • I want another cup of tea.

  • Let's drink the cup of tea here.

  • Which do you want , tea or coffee?

  • Would you care for some tea?

  • How about a cup of tea?

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