Word Meaning 赤口

しゃっこう shakkou

赤口 is read as しゃっこう (shakkou) and means day that is unlucky except between the auspicious hours of 11am and 1pm (in the traditional calendar).

Meaning

English

  1. day that is unlucky except between the auspicious hours of 11am and 1pm (in the traditional calendar)

Reading

Kana

しゃっこう

Romaji

shakkou

Writing Variants

  • 赤口 しゃっく shakku
  • 赤口 じゃっく jakku
  • 赤口 じゃっこう jakkou
  • 赤口 せきぐち sekiguchi

Stroke Sequence

2 Characters • 10 Total Strokes

Study Signals and Categories

JLPT N4 Jōyō Grade 1 Kanken 10級 Rank 118615 Priority S

Related Vocabulary

Max. 12

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

赤土

あかつち

dark-red paint

赤子

あかご

baby

赤地

あかじ

red cloth

赤茶ける

あかちゃける

to turn reddish-brown

赤々

あかあか

bright red

赤紙

あかがみ

red paper