Word Meaning 赤また黒また

あかまたくろまた akamatakuromata

赤また黒また is read as あかまたくろまた (akamatakuromata) and means red-masked and black-masked gods (folk belief of the Yaeyama Islands).

Meaning

English

  1. red-masked and black-masked gods (folk belief of the Yaeyama Islands)
  2. harvest festival celebrating these gods (held in the 6th lunar month)

Reading

Kana

あかまたくろまた

Romaji

akamatakuromata

Stroke Sequence

6 Characters • 32 Total Strokes

Study Signals and Categories

JLPT N4 Jōyō Grade 2 Kanken 9級 Rank 131501 Priority U

Related Vocabulary

Max. 12

赤黒木

あかくろぎ

red-black tree

赤黒い

あかぐろい

dark red

赤色

あかいろ

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

赤土

あかつち

dark-red paint

赤子

あかご

baby

赤地

あかじ

red cloth