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Kanji for Red
The kanji for “red” is 赤, read seki and written in 7 strokes. Here is what it means, how it is read, and the names it is used in.
赤
red
Red, the color of fire, life and strong feeling.
Red and white (Kohaku) is Japan’s most auspicious color combination, celebrated at weddings, festivals, and New Year banquets.
7 strokes On reading セキ、シャク (seki, shaku) Kun reading あか、あかい、あからむ (aka, akai, akaramu) JLPT N3
Dictionary meanings: red
Readings used for names on Nazuke: aka, seki
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