[赤] Handwritten Kanji for red and its Readings, Radical and Usage

Today’s Kanji is “赤” (aka); Kanji for “red”.

 

Handwritten Kanji “赤” (aka)

 

Readings, Radical and Meaning of “赤”

漢字 Kanji	読み Readings	ローマ字 Romaji	画数 Stroke Count	部首 Radical	意味 Meaning
赤	セキ シャク あか あか-い あか-らむ あか-らめる	seki shaku aka aka-i aka-ramu aka-rameru	7	赤	red

Readings contain “音読み(on-yomi)” and “訓読み(kun-yomi)“. On-yomi is written in “カタカナ(katakana)” and Kun-yomi is written in “ひらがな(hiragana)“. (⇒ What is On-yomi and Kun-yomi?)

 

Jukugo (Kanji Compound Words) / Usage of “赤”

Jukugo / Usage	Yomi	Romaji	Meaning
赤い車	あかいくるま	akaikuruma	red car
赤ずきん	あかずきん	akazukin	Little Red Riding Hood
赤面する	せきめんする	sekimen suru	To blush