赤 means red
A person glows beside the fire: red.
On'yomi
- セキseki
- シャクshaku
Kun'yomi
- あかaka
- あか(い)akai
- あか(らむ)akaramu
- あか(らめる)akarameru
Stroke order
Common words
- 赤飯せきはんred rice (beans and mochi) for auspicious occasions
- 赤道せきどうequator
- 赤いあかいred; crimson
- 赤字あかじ(being in) the red; deficit
Through history
Oracle bone
Bronze
Seal- Today