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Kanji for Crimson
The kanji for “crimson” is 紅, read kou and written in 9 strokes. Here is what it means, how it is read, and the names it is used in.
crimson
Deep red, the color of autumn leaves and passion.
Traditional beni (紅), the red used for lips in old Japan, is made from safflower petals.
9 strokes On reading コウ、ク (kou, ku) Kun reading べに、くれない、あかい (beni, kurenai, akai) JLPT N2
Dictionary meanings: crimson, deep red
Readings used for names on Nazuke: aka, ku, kure, kurenai, kou, beni
In Japan it appears in about 530 given names in the JMnedict name dictionary, mostly in girls’ names.
Names written with 紅: Kong 湖紅 · Craig 紅麗久 · Benita 紅太 · Benito 紅斗 · Cleber 紅平瑠 · Kleber 紅平瑠 · Venice 紅寿 · Venita 紅太 · Clemens 紅芽寿 · Clement 紅芽斗 · Dominic 道実仁紅 · Dominik 道実仁紅 and 75 more
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