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Kanji Detail for 茜 - "madder"

茜

  • Meaning

    茜 means "madder." Also associated with crimson.

    1. Madder - A plant used for red dye.

    2. Crimson - A deep red color; scarlet.

  • Tattoo check: 茜

    • Verified meaning: madder
    • Jinmeiyō kanji — officially approved for use in Japanese given names
    • Used in real Japanese given names (read あかね, せい, せん)
    • Also carries these associations: crimson

    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 茜

    Given names 茜(あかね)Listen 茜(せん)Listen

    Surnames 茜(せい)Listen

  • Dictionary Citations

    The meaning above is based on the following sources:

    KANJIDIC2 A comprehensive Japanese-English kanji dictionary

    madder; red dye; Turkey red

    Unihan Unicode Han Database for CJK characters

    madder, Rubia cordifolia; reeds

    CC-CEDICT A Chinese-English dictionary

    (bound form) Indian madder; munjeet (Rubia cordifolia); (bound form) madder red; dark red; alizarin crimson

    Make Me a Hanzi Open-source Chinese character data

    reed, madder; Rubia cordifolia

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

    A plant name. A vine. Stem is square and hollow inside. Leaves are elongated oval. Both leaf stalks and vine have thorns. Blooms small white flowers in summer months. The root can dye crimson. Red gauze is called 茜紗 (madder gauze).

  • Onyomi

    tip

    sen(セン) セン

  • Kunyomi

    tip

    akane(あかね) あかね

  • Strokes

    tip

    9 strokes

  • Radical

    tip

    艸 艹 (kusa・kusakammuri・soko)

  • Related Keywords

    madder crimson akane red dye color scarlet pigment root plant herb textile fabric botanical

Sentences including 茜

  • When the sun sets, the sky is died a beautiful madder red.

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