Kanji
朱
kanji character
vermilion
cinnabar
scarlet
red
bloody
朱 kanji-朱 vermilion, cinnabar, scarlet, red, bloody
朱
Meaning
vermilion cinnabar scarlet
Readings
Kun'yomi
- あけ にそまる to welter in blood
On'yomi
- しゅ いん red seal
- しゅ がん flushed face
- しゅ しょ writing in red
Practice Writing
Stroke: 1/6
Common Words
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朱 いred, crimson, scarlet... -
朱 shu, unit of weight, 1/24th of a ryō... -
朱 印 red seal -
朱 欒 pomelo (Citrus maxima), shaddock -
朱 顔 flushed face -
朱 書 writing in red -
朱 鞘 red-lacquered sword sheath -
朱 色 vermilion (colour), cinnabar -
朱 唇 red lips -
朱 脣 red lips -
朱 点 red mark, red dot -
朱 塗 painting something vermillion, lacquering something vermillion, vermillion-lacquered object -
朱 肉 thick red ink (used for signature seals), red ink pad, vermillion ink... -
朱 筆 red-ink brush -
朱 門 red-lacquered gate -
朱 子 satin -
朱 墨 vermilion ink stick, cinnabar ink stick -
朱 儒 dwarf -
朱 鷺 Japanese crested ibis -
朱 鳥 Shuchō era (686.7.20-686.12.?), Suchō era, Akamitori era -
朱 雀 Vermilion Bird (god said to rule over the southern heavens), seven mansions (Chinese constellations) of the southern heavens -
朱 記 writing in red ink -
朱 珍 satin with raised figures -
朱 泥 unglazed reddish brown pottery (originally from China) -
朱 盆 vermilion tray -
朱 漆 vermilion lacquer (made by mixing vermilion into clear lacquer) -
朱 引 drawing red lines, red lines on maps marking town limits (Edo period), red lines marking nouns in kanbun texts -
朱 赤 vermilion -
朱 書 きwriting in red -
朱 塗 りpainting something vermillion, lacquering something vermillion, vermillion-lacquered object