赤
Red
Meanings
Red
On'yomi
せき、 しゃく
Chinese-derived readings, typically used in compounds.
Kun'yomi
あか、 あか-、 あか.い、 あか.らむ、 あか.らめる
Native Japanese readings, typically used as standalone words.
Stroke order
赤 is written in 7 strokes. Diagram from KanjiVG (CC BY-SA 3.0).
About this kanji
赤 (Red) is taught on WaniKani at level 4 and appears in the JLPT N4 kanji set. It is taught in Japanese elementary school grade 1 as part of the official Joyo kanji list. It ranks #584 in modern newspaper-frequency lists. It is written with 7 strokes.
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