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N5Kanji
赤
red. Basic color kanji. 赤ちゃん (akachan) = baby (babies are red when born). 赤字 (akaji) = deficit/in the red.
Readings
- On
- セキ・シャク
- Kun
- あか(い)
Examples
赤い(あかい)、赤ちゃん(あかちゃん)
red, baby
Note
赤ちゃん (akachan = baby) — because babies are red when born! A fun way to remember this kanji.
Questions that use this word
N5 4 · N4 3 · N2 1From the JLP Quiz question bank — the word in the form it is actually tested in.
- N4N4 文法
空が赤くなっています。夕焼けになる ___ です。
Answer: よう
- N4N4 文法
静かにすれ ___ 、赤ちゃんが寝られます。
Answer: ば
- N4N4 語彙
赤ちゃんが( )いるので、静かにしてください。
Answer: 寝て
- N5N5 語彙
「火や 血の ような いろ」という 意味の ことばは どれですか?
Answer: 赤い
- N5N5 漢字
「赤」の よみかたは?
Answer: あか
- N5N5 漢字
「赤」の いみは?
Answer: あかい
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- 赤字deficit
- 赤道equator
- 赤絵overglaze red painting
- 赤本past exam book (university)
- 赤切符major traffic ticket
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- 多many; much; a lot. 多分 (tabun = probably) is extremely common. Note: 多い is not used directly before nouns like other i-adjectives.