What does kanji 朱 mean?

The primary meaning of kanji 朱 is vermilion.

How is kanji 朱 read?

The kunyomi readings for kanji 朱 are あけ; the onyomi readings are シュ.

What is the main radical of kanji 朱?

The main radical for kanji 朱 is 木.

What words use kanji 朱?

Example words that use kanji 朱 include 朱印, 朱, 朱で描く, 朱に交われば赤くなる.

JōyōJLPT N1Kanken 4

朱

Meaning

Kanji 朱

vermilion

vermilion, cinnabar, scarlet, red, bloody

Stroke Order

Readings

Kunyomi 訓読み: あけ
Onyomi 音読み: シュ
Nanori 名乗り: ああかあきす

Added to Jōyō: 1946

Jōyō: -
JLPT: JLPT N1
Frequency: #1788
Strokes: 6
Radical: 木
Components: ｜ • ノ • 二 • ハ • 木 • 牛
Kanji Kentei: Level 4
Similar Kanji: -

Related vocabulary

Showing 21 common entries

Showing 21 of 55 entries that include this kanji.

朱印

しゅいん

red seal

朱

あけ

red

朱で描く

あかでえがく

to miniate

朱に交われば赤くなる

しゅにまじわればあかくなる

people will take on the characteristics of those who surround them

朱に染まる

あけにそまる

to welter in blood

朱をそそぐ

しゅをそそぐ

to flush bright red (e.g. of someone's face)

朱を入れる

しゅをいれる

to retouch

朱印状

しゅいんじょう

license with a red seal (licence)

朱印船

しゅいんせん

red seal ship

朱印船貿易

しゅいんせんぼうえき

foreign trade by authorized Japanese ships (early Edo period)

朱印帳

しゅいんちょう

notebook for collecting seal stamps sold at shrines and temples

朱引

しゅびき

drawing red lines

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Example sentences

5 reference sentences

壁を朱に塗った。

The wall was painted vermilion.

鳥居は夕日に照らされて朱に見えた。

The torii gate looked vermilion in the evening sun.

彼女は朱色の着物を着ていた。

She was wearing a scarlet kimono.

封筒に朱で印をつけた。

I marked the envelope in red.

この判子には朱肉が必要です。

This seal needs red stamp paste.

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