赤あかい

あ

か

い

Common wordJLPTN5Freq.FrequencyTop 5,000

Meanings

1

i-adjective

General color term for red. Kanji variants 紅い (crimson/deep red) and 朱い (vermilion) are used for specific shades, especially in literary or traditional contexts.

彼かの女じょは赤あかいドレスを着きていた。
She was wearing a red dress.

秋あき

に

なる

と

紅あか

い

葉は

が

美うつく

しい

。

In autumn, the crimson leaves are beautiful.

2

i-adjective

Red; communist

colloquial

Colloquial, often derogatory term for a communist or leftist. Capitalized 'Red' reflects the political label.

彼かれは赤あかい思し想そうの持もち主ぬしだと言いわれている。
He is said to hold Red (communist) ideas.

Written forms

赤あかいUsage95%
Standard kanji spelling for general 'red'.
紅あかいUsage3%
Often used for deep red or crimson, especially in literary or aesthetic contexts.
あかいUsage1%
朱あかいUsage<1%
rarely-used kanji form
Rarely used kanji for vermilion red.
赭あかいUsage<1%
search-only kanji form
Search-only kanji form for reddish brown.
アカイUsage<1%
緋あかいUsage<1%
search-only kanji form
Search-only kanji form for scarlet.

Kanji

赤red
紅crimson, deep red
朱vermilion, cinnabar, scarlet
赭

Similar words

赤あか
Noun meaning 'red' (the color). 赤い is the adjective form.
真まっ赤か
Na-adjective meaning 'bright red' or 'deep red', often used for emphasis or embarrassment.

Etymology

From Old Japanese. The root あか (aka) is shared with the noun 赤 (aka, 'red'). The adjective form 赤い (akai) developed from this root.

red

緋scarlet, cardinal