Word Meaning 赤きは酒の咎

あかきはさけのとが akakihasake no toga

赤きは酒の咎 is read as あかきはさけのとが (akakihasake no toga) and means it's not my fault.

Meaning

English

  1. it's not my fault
  2. this red face is the alcohol's fault

Reading

Kana

あかきはさけのとが

Romaji

akakihasake no toga

Writing Variants

  • 赤きは酒のとが あかきはさけのとが akakihasakenotoga

Stroke Sequence

6 Characters • 33 Total Strokes

Study Signals and Categories

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Related Vocabulary

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赤ん坊

あかんぼう

baby

赤色

せきしょく

communism

赤い

あかい

Red

赤字

あかじ

corrections (by a teacher or proofreader) written in red

赤道

せきどう

equator

赤飯

せきはん

red rice (beans and mochi) for auspicious occasions

赤松

あかまつ

Japanese red pine (Pinus densiflora)

赤痢

せきり

dysentery

赤外線

せきがいせん

infrared rays

赤軍

せきぐん

Japanese Red Army

赤面

せきめん

embarrassment