Keyword
deep red
Info
FrequencyTop 800-900
Type
Kyōiku (6th grade) 
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KankenLevel 5
Heisig1455
Readings
こう
(46%)
べに
(17%)
く
(8%)
あか
(8%)
ぐ
(2%)
Composed of
thread
construction
Mnemonic

There was an accident at the construction site where a bunch of steel threads holding a stack of pipes together has snapped, and the pipes fell on the worker's heads. They're all dead now, and the only thing which remains is a deep red stain on the ground...

Used in vocabulary (262 in total)
deep red; crimson; rouge; lipstick
red; crimson; scarlet; Red; communist
deep crimson
leaves turning red (in autumn); red leaves; autumn colours; fall colors
deep crimson
bright red; crimson lotus flower
red; crimson; vermilion
red and white; colours for festive or auspicious occasions (colors); two teams; two groups; Kōhaku Uta Gassen; annual contest between male and female popular singers on New Year's Eve (sponsored and broadcast by NHK)
ruby; Jonathan apple; (arch.) glowing skin; (arch.) beautiful looks
to blush; to have flushed cheeks
light pink; light crimson
red; crimson; red-containing colour (e.g. brown, pink, orange); Red (i.e. communist); red light (traffic); red ink (i.e. in finance or proof-reading); (in) the red
maple (tree); red leaves (of autumn); autumn colors; layered colors in garments, resembling autumn colors; venison
Kōhaku Uta Gassen; annual singing contest between famous male and female singers on New Year's Eve; sponsored and broadcast by NHK
the lone woman (e.g. bright flower) in a group
contest between two groups; intra-squad game
red-blossomed plum tree; red Japanese apricot
safflower (Carthamus tinctorius)
red pickled ginger
red flame; (solar) prominence
red hair; (arch.) Westerner (esp. a Dutchman)
autumn-leaf viewing; fall-leaf viewing
cheek rouge; blusher; blush
rosy cheeks
scarlet; deep crimson
crape myrtle (Lagerstroemia indica); monkey jump (endgame move)
red blood; blood
bright red; bright scarlet
red iron oxide; red ocher
crimson and purple; red-purple; magenta
red food coloring; red food colouring
cheek rouge; blusher; blush
red pickled ginger
red pickled ginger
red avadavat (Amandava amandava); strawberry finch; red munia
flamingo (Phoenicopteridae)
red silk lining
scarlet; bright red
ladybug; ladybird; lady beetle; Asian lady beetle (Harmonia axyridis); harlequin ladybird
cloud of dust; mundane world
multitude of colors; multitude of colours
lipstick brush; benifude (variety of Japanese apricot)
red snow (due to microscopic algae, yellow sand, etc.)
red blossoms and green willows; beautiful scenery of spring; natural beauty; beauty of nature
method of dyeing, developed in Okinawa, in which a single stencil is used to produce richly polychromatic designs; traditional dyed cloth from Okinawa
grated daikon and chili; whole daikon with a chili notched inside and then grated together; grated daikon and carrot
red flame; (solar) prominence
red spots; erythema
sockeye salmon (Oncorhynchus nerka); red salmon
feminine tears; bitter tears; tears of blood
red silk lining
crimson mist; crimson-tinted clouds (e.g. at sunset)
purple yam (Dioscorea alata); water yam; purple fleshed sweet potato (any one of several different such); Conus pauperculus (species of cone shell)
family or brothel with a beautiful woman; vermillion-lacquered mansion
red-haired and blue-eyed (person); a Westerner
autumn-leaf viewing; fall-leaf viewing
early morning crowing of a rooster; brown domestic fowl (chicken breed)
powdered rouge
elephant hawk moth (Deilephila elpenor)
muddy colored lipstick or rouge
erythema infectiosum; slapped cheek syndrome; fifth disease
cheek rouge; blusher; blush
Monascus purpureus (species of mold); ang-khak
Red Army; Chinese Workers' and Peasants' Red Army
(Chinese) Red Guards
blood red; sanguine
red iron oxide; red ocher
red dragon tile
one's face turning red; with a flush on one's face
red hakama (worn by miko or noblewomen at court)
contest between two groups; practice game with one team divided into two groups; intra-squad game
beniaka; variety of sweet potato with red skin and sweet yellow flesh; product of the Kawagoe region; bright red tinged with yellow
kombucha; drink of northern Chinese origin made by fermentation of sweetened tea
blue and red; azure and crimson
natural state; being unspoilt by human touch; spring is beautiful; things are different by nature; all things have their characteristics
red hakama (worn by miko or noblewomen at court)
winter plum tree with reddish blossoms
Joseph's coat (Amaranthus tricolor); tampala
globe amaranth (Gomphrena globosa)
carmine; crimson
Red Turban Rebellion (China; 1351-1366)
red algae; Rhodophyta
steamed bun shaped like a maple leaf
match made in heaven; perfect match; great coupling; (lit.) sika deer and maple leaves (a common motif in poetry and classical Japanese painting)
red and white sash; red and white belt
red sash; red belt
great burnet (Sanguisorba officinalis)
mangrove (esp. the black mangrove, Bruguiera gymnorrhiza); tree with red leaves or flowers
maple; scarlet-tinged ivy
red blossoms and green willows; beautiful scenery of spring; natural beauty; beauty of nature
first maple leaves to turn red in the season
kōbaiyaki (senbei punched into shapes, e.g. plum)
youthful and endearing; rosy-cheeked and sweet
sockeye salmon (Oncorhynchus nerka); red salmon
steamed bun shaped like a maple leaf
satsuki azalea (Rhododendron indicum)
red flower; safflower (esp. as an ingredient in traditional Chinese medicine)
crocoisite; crocoite; red lead ore
Aoto Zōshi Hana no Nishiki-e (kabuki play by Kawatake Mokuami)
five-starred Red Flag; flag of China
vivid crimson
sockeye salmon (Oncorhynchus nerka)
kōbaiyaki (senbei punched into shapes, e.g. plum)
Blue Sky, White Sun, and a Wholly Red Earth (flag of the Republic of China)
Asteraceae flowering plant (Parasenecio delphiniifolius)
one red flower standing out in a sea of green vegetation; one item of quality standing out among many; one woman among many men
beniimo tart (tart made with purple sweet potatoes)
fly agaric (species of poisonous mushroom, Amanita muscaria)
sockeye salmon (Oncorhynchus nerka); red salmon
northern cardinal (Cardinalis cardinalis); common cardinal
water pepper (Persicaria hydropiper f. purpurascens)
natural state; being unspoilt by human touch; spring is beautiful; things are different by nature; all things have their characteristics
sake heated by burning fallen leaves
kombucha; drink of northern Chinese origin made by fermentation of sweetened tea
Russula (genus of mushrooms)
(nights of) fun, food, and drink; bright-light district; nightlife district
red and white reversible cap
autumn fern (Dryopteris erythrosora); Japanese shield fern; Japanese wood fern; copper shield fern
kombucha; drink of northern Chinese origin made by fermentation of sweetened tea
tree whose leaves turn red in autumn
blue eyes and red hair; Westerner
red pickled ginger
red snow crab (Chionoecetes japonicus)
grated daikon and chili; whole daikon with a chili notched inside and then grated together; grated daikon and carrot
red iron oxide; red ocher
sockeye salmon (Oncorhynchus nerka); red salmon
immortal jellyfish (Turritopsis dohrnii)
immortal jellyfish (Turritopsis dohrnii)
light crimson (dye)
purple yam (Dioscorea alata); water yam; purple fleshed sweet potato (any one of several different such); Conus pauperculus (species of cone shell)
Japanese maple (Acer palmatum)
muddy colored lipstick or rouge
muddy colored lipstick or rouge
scarlet rosemallow (Hibiscus coccineus)
mangrove (of family Rhizophoraceae)
kombucha; drink of northern Chinese origin made by fermentation of sweetened tea
green-winged macaw (Ara chloropterus); red-and-green macaw; scarlet macaw
common redpoll (Carduelis flammea)
beniimo tart (tart made with purple sweet potatoes)
(Japanese) red click beetle (Denticollis nipponicus)
northern cardinal (Cardinalis cardinalis); common cardinal
Rubus vernus (species of raspberry)
Rubus vernus (species of raspberry)
Asteraceae flowering plant (Parasenecio delphiniifolius)
cardinal (bird) (Cardinalis cardinalis)
red algae; Rhodophyta
pink; light red
pink; light red
Westerner (esp. a Dutchman)
one red flower standing out in a sea of green vegetation; one item of quality standing out among many; one woman among many men
beautiful scenery of spring
Anthurium lily; flamingo lily; Anthurium
Anthurium lily; flamingo lily; Anthurium
foreign ship (originally only of Dutch ships, but later referring to all foreign ships)
Prunus cerasifera var. atropurpurea; pissard plum
red taro stems; red aroid
red taro stems; red aroid
red chestnut (horse coat color)
red globular shape; red ball signal shape (marine safety context)
rice-bran bag (used for scrubbing the skin when bathing)
ninth lunar month
eighth lunar month
visual purple; rhodopsin
benidaizu soybean; crimson soybean (trad. grown in Yamagata)
purple sulfur bacteria; purple sulphur bacteria
lipstick that actors put on their earlobes, cheeks and corners of eyes; lipstick discreetly put on the earlobes or the corners of the eyes (by women)
redology; study of the novel Dream of the Red Chamber by Cao Xueqin, one of China's four great classical novels
maple tree not yet turned red; kasane color combination (green at front and russet behind)
piedmontite; piemontite; manganese epidote
erythroderma; exfoliative dermatitis
layered colors in garments, resembling autumn colors
comparing autumn leaves to a garment; layered garments that mimic the colours of autumn leaves (worn from the 9th to the 11th month of the lunar calendar)
comparing beautiful autumn leaves to a garment
autumn foliage front; fall foliage front
tea flavoured with jam
benigirai; (style of) ukiyo-e woodblock print which completely omits vermilion
red envelope (New Year's gift in Sinic cultures)
red-billed quelea (Quelea quelea)
red; deep red; crimson
braising in soy sauce
hemoglobin; haemoglobin
Chinese influencer (esp. for fashion)
light crimson; rose pink
Dream of the Red Chamber (18th century novel by Cao Xueqin); Story of the Stone
Red Flag (Chinese Communist Party bulletin; 1958-1988); Hongqi (Chinese luxury car marque)
Xiaohongshu (Chinese social media and e-commerce platform); RED
long-tailed rosefinch (Uragus sibiricus)
sweetgum (Liquidambar styraciflua); redgum
red-whiskered bulbul (Pycnonotus jocosus)
Camellia japonica 'Benimyorenji' (cultivar of common camellia)
Rubus palmatus var. coptophyllus (specific variety of raspberry)
red-billed chough (Pyrrhocorax pyrrhocorax)
common marshmallow (Althaea officinalis); marsh mallow
full-blooded tellin (Pharaonella sieboldii)
Astropecten scoparius (species of starfish)
Ceriagrion nipponicum (species of damselfly)
Monascus purpureus (species of mold); ang-khak
scarlet runner bean (Phaseolus coccineus)
fox-and-cubs (Pilosella aurantiaca); orange hawkweed; tawny hawkweed; devil's paintbrush
Senecio flammeus
red-flower ragleaf (Crassocephalum crepidioides); redflower ragleaf
Philippine ground orchid (Spathoglottis plicata); Philippine orchid; large purple orchid
sand sifting starfish (Astropecten polyacanthus); comb star
jade plant (Crassula ovata); money plant
Benifuki (tea cultivar)
achiote (Bixa orellana); annatto
cypress vine (Ipomoea quamoclit); cypressvine morning-glory; cardinal creeper
cypress vine (Ipomoea quamoclit); cypressvine morning-glory; cardinal creeper
roseate tern (Sterna dougallii)
Narthecium asiaticum (species of yellow flowering plant)
Examples (108 in total)
No, black tea was fine.
At our place, when it comes to black tea, this is the one.
But I am particular about black tea!