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Kanji Detail for 朱 - "red, currency unit"

朱

  • Meaning

    朱 means "red, currency unit."

    1. Red - Reddish; a yellowish-red color.

    2. Currency unit - A monetary unit in the Edo period; one-sixteenth of a ryō. Same as 銖.

  • Four-character idioms with 朱

    • 朱唇皓歯 しゅしんこうし Listen red lips and pearly white teeth (said of beautiful women)

  • Tattoo check: 朱

    • Verified meaning: red, currency unit
    • 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)

    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 朱

    Given names 朱(あかし)Listen 朱(あかね)Listen 朱(あかり)Listen 朱(あき)Listen 朱(あきこ)Listen 朱(あけみ)Listen 朱(あや)Listen

    Surnames 朱(あか)Listen 朱(あかしお)Listen 朱(あかじお)Listen 朱(あかみね)Listen 朱(あけ)Listen

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  • Dictionary Citations

    The meaning above is based on the following sources:

    KANJIDIC2 A comprehensive Japanese-English kanji dictionary

    vermilion; cinnabar; scarlet; red; bloody

    Unihan Unicode Han Database for CJK characters

    cinnabar, vermilion; surname

    CC-CEDICT A Chinese-English dictionary

    surname Zhu

    Make Me a Hanzi Open-source Chinese character data

    cinnabar, vermilion; surname

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

    True red color. | In ancient times, vermilion was considered a superior color. Wealthy noble families were called 朱門 (vermilion gates), as opposed to common houses.

  • Onyomi

    tip

    shu(シュ) シュ

  • Kunyomi

    tip

    ake(あけ) あけ

  • Strokes

    tip

    6 strokes

  • Radical

    tip

    木 (ki・kihen)

  • Related Keywords

    red currency unit vermilion cinnabar crimson scarlet coral

Sentences including 朱

  • He who touches pitch shall be defiled therewith.

  • He went red in the face with rage.

  • May I use your ink pad?

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