赤あか
Meanings
Adjective (の)
Noun
1. red; crimson; scarlet
Noun
2. red-containing colour (e.g. brown, pink, orange)
3. Red (i.e. communist)
often written as アカ
4. red light (traffic)
5. red ink (i.e. in finance or proof-reading); (in) the red
Adjective (の)
6. complete; total; perfect; obvious
Noun
Abbreviation
7. copper
8. red 5-point card
Kanji used
red
Pitch accent
あ
か
Top 1500
Used in vocabulary (242 in total)
baby; infant
to blush; to redden
red; red color; communist; socialist; left-wing
reddish tinge; tinge of red; slight redness; reddishness; blush
failing mark (e.g. in exam)
Little Red Riding Hood
complete stranger; total stranger
(being in) the red; deficit; red letter; red writing; corrections (by a teacher or proofreader) written in red
to become red; to redden; to blush
Japanese red pine (Pinus densiflora); Japanese umbrella pine; tanyosho pine
red eyes; bloodshot eyes; red-eye; red mullet (Chelon haematocheilus); facial gesture of pulling one's eyelid down and sticking out one's tongue
bright red; deep red
red light (traffic); red light; signal to stop; sign of danger
red-horned demon; red ogre
reddish brown
red eyes; bloodshot eyes; red-eye; red mullet (Chelon haematocheilus); facial gesture of pulling one's eyelid down and sticking out one's tongue
baby; infant
reddish tinge; tinge of red; slight redness; reddishness; blush
red beard; person with a red beard; Westerner; Ryukyu robin (Erithacus komadori)
red flesh (of a fish); red-fleshed fish (e.g. tuna); lean meat; heartwood
red clay; red earth; laterite; dark-red paint
red cap; (railway) porter; redcap
red line; red-light district (marked by a red line on police maps); non-legal public road (denoted by a red line on cadastral maps; sometimes no longer physically existing)
red flag; Red Flag (Communist Party newspaper)
red cloth; red background
red beard; person with a red beard; Westerner; Ryukyu robin (Erithacus komadori)
pulp fiction; dime novel; akahon; university entrance exam workbook (published by Kyōgakusha); storybook (with red cover, Edo period); Red Guide (Michelin)
Chinese scarlet eggplant (Solanum integrifolium); tomato-fruit eggplant; tomato (Solanum lycopersicum)
Bodianus cylindriatus (species of hogfish)
to rust; to become rusty
(small) red dragonfly; darter (any dragonfly of genus Sympetrum, esp. the autumn darter, Sympetrum frequens); meadowhawk
dhole (Cuon alpinus); red wolf (Canis rufus)
red tag (esp. one attached to sold goods or discounted products); red label; swords (playing card suit in traditional Japanese gambling decks)
red light; stop light; danger signal
baby; infant
aka-e; late 19th century woodblock prints, using imported aniline dyes; red painting on ceramics
non-legal public road (denoted by a red line on cadastral maps; sometimes no longer physically existing)
non-legal public road (denoted by a red line on cadastral maps; sometimes no longer physically existing)
to blush; to redden
dark-brown miso paste
the reds; reddish colors
great shame (endured in the public eye); deep embarrassment; profound humiliation; utter disgrace
akabeko; toy from Fukushima prefecture in the shape of a red cow, also used as a talisman against smallpox
red paper lantern; cheap eating and drinking place
red gate (esp. at Tokyo University)
soup made with red miso paste; red miso soup
red birthmark (esp. a hemangioma)
(small) red dragonfly; darter (any dragonfly of genus Sympetrum, esp. the autumn darter, Sympetrum frequens); meadowhawk
red turnip; small red radish
grazed skin; abraded skin; bare surface of a mountain; nakedness; nudity
public telephone (orig. red); payphone
yellow with a tinge of red; orange yellow
red sash; red belt
Little Red Riding Hood
red bell pepper; red capsicum
sudden increase (e.g. in ranking, popularity or sales); rapid rise (e.g. to fame or power)
red horse; menstruation; fire; conflagration
stark naked; nude; stripped of all belongings; penniless; naked barley (Hordeum vulgare var. nudum)
veined rapa whelk (Rapana venosa)
mercurochrome; merbromin solution
bright red; bright
red Fuji; Mount Fuji appearing red because of the sun's rays (typically in the early morning from late summer to early autumn)
red meat; dark meat on poultry (leg, thigh)
red blanket; country bumpkin
to rust; to become rusty
red face; villain (in kabuki, jōruri, etc.)
red face; villain (in kabuki, jōruri, etc.)
disposition to operate in the red; tendency to have chronic deficits
red turnip; small red radish
5-point card with a red tanzaku; red ribbon card; the three 5-point cards with ribbons (high-scoring meld)
redcurrant (Ribes rubrum); red currant
dark-brown miso paste
red paper lantern; cheap eating and drinking place
5-point card with a red tanzaku; red ribbon card; the three 5-point cards with ribbons (high-scoring meld)
5-point card with a red tanzaku; red ribbon card; the three 5-point cards with ribbons (high-scoring meld)
red Vienna sausage
red coral (Corallium japonicum)
brown-headed thrush (Turdus chrysolaus); Japanese dace (Tribolodon hakonensis); Japanese fire belly newt (Cynops pyrrhogaster); dysentery
Pacific ocean perch (Sebastes alutus); comb goby (Ctenotrypauchen microcephalus); Matsubara's red rockfish (Sebastes matsubarae); Japanese dace (Tribolodon hakonensis); any edible red saltwater fish
red beard; person with a red beard; Westerner; Ryukyu robin (Erithacus komadori)
red turnip; small red radish
red birthmark (esp. a hemangioma)
pickled sardines; dried sardines; (lit.) red sardines; rusty and blunt sword
scandal sheet; gutter press; yellow press
beniaka; variety of sweet potato with red skin and sweet yellow flesh; product of the Kawagoe region; bright red tinged with yellow
last train (of the day)
red deer (Cervus elaphus)
red Vienna sausage
Akasaka Prince Hotel
soup made with red miso paste; red miso soup
Red Queen hypothesis (of evolutionary biology)
florid; ruddy
red dora; red suited tile that doubles the score of any hand (usu. a five of each suit)
anko-coated mochi (from Ise, Mie pref.)
to turn red; to turn rufous; to become discolored; to redden; to blush
bloodworm (Halla okudai); red mite (Trombicula akamushi); chigger mite; harvest mite
soup made with red miso paste; red miso soup
grazed skin; abraded skin; bare surface of a mountain; nakedness; nudity
redcurrant (Ribes rubrum); red currant
red clover (Trifolium pratense); purple clover
loggerhead turtle (Caretta caretta)
red-rumped swallow (Hirundo daurica); striated swallow (Hirundo striolata)
red letter style; cutesy fashion style named after fashion magazines featuring it (whose cover titles are printed in red or pink)
trout; Japanese dace (Tribolodon hakonensis); Nibe croaker (Nibea mitsukurii)
5-point card with a red tanzaku; red ribbon card; the three 5-point cards with ribbons (high-scoring meld)
sudden increase (e.g. in ranking, popularity or sales); rapid rise (e.g. to fame or power)
any brown or reddish-brown frog of the family Ranidae; Japanese brown frog (Rana japonica)
any brown or reddish-brown frog of the family Ranidae; Japanese brown frog (Rana japonica)
red shiso; red perilla
red onion; purple onion
red onion; purple onion
strange thing; eccentric taste; (lit.) red eboshi
red snow (due to microscopic algae, yellow sand, etc.)
vivid crimson
redwood; sequoia
redcurrant (Ribes rubrum); red currant
red shiso; red perilla
red stingray (Dasyatis akajei)
pickled sardines; dried sardines; (lit.) red sardines; rusty and blunt sword
bloodworm (nonbiting midge larva)
red onion; purple onion
red onion; purple onion
spider mite (any mite of family Tetranychidae)
spider mite (any mite of family Tetranychidae)
red admiral (butterfly)
slip to cancel existing transactions; business slip for canceling an invoice
internal organs such as heart, liver, kidneys used as food
reed tripe; beef abomasum
red carrageen (Chondrus crispus); red carragheen; red Irish moss
sushi rice with red shiso and pickled cucumber (Akita specialty)
sushi rice with red shiso and pickled cucumber (Akita specialty)
red bell pepper
pale red tinged with grey
red and white-speckled silica
Fusarium ear blight; Fusarium head blight; scab
Fusarium ear blight; Fusarium head blight; scab
it's not my fault; (lit.) this red face is the alcohol's fault
Fusarium ear blight; Fusarium head blight; scab
Okinawan yellow cucumber
sushi rice with red shiso and pickled cucumber (Akita specialty)
it's not my fault; (lit.) this red face is the alcohol's fault
plum vinegar with perilla leaves added
Lactarius laeticolorus (edible species of lactarius mushroom)
Izu thrush (Turdus celaenops); Izu Islands thrush
ruddy kingfisher (Halcyon coromanda)
red clover (Trifolium pratense); purple clover
redback spider (Latrodectus hasselti)
red stingray (Dasyatis akajei)
red stingray (Dasyatis akajei)
red stingray (Dasyatis akajei)
white cloud mountain minnow (Tanichthys albonubes); Canton danio
northern sea nettle (Chrysaora melanaster)
scoring combination consisting of the January, February and March 5-point cards
opah (Lampris guttatus); moonfish
blackthroat seaperch (Doederleinia berycoides); rosy seabass
blackthroat seaperch (Doederleinia berycoides); rosy seabass
blackthroat seaperch (Doederleinia berycoides); rosy seabass
scalloped hammerhead (Sphyrna lewini); bronze hammerhead shark
red river hog (Potamochoerus porcus); bush pig
bloodworm (nonbiting midge larva)
Asian hornet (Vespa velutina); Asian predatory wasp
common house mosquito (Culex pipiens); northern house mosquito
whiskered velvet shrimp (Metapenaeopsis barbata); red rice prawn
whiskered velvet shrimp (Metapenaeopsis barbata); red rice prawn
Tabanus chrysurus (species of horsefly)
Sakhalin spruce (Picea glehnii); Glehn's spruce
loose-flowered hornbeam (Carpinus laxiflora); akashide
scarlet rosefinch (Carpodacus erythrinus); common rosefinch
Gaultheria adenothrix (alpine shrublet in the Ericaceae family)
red barracuda (Sphyraena pinguis); brown barracuda
Amur falcon (Falco amurensis); eastern red-footed falcon
red-necked wallaby (Macropus rufogriseus); Bennett's wallaby
red-masked and black-masked gods (folk belief of the Yaeyama Islands); harvest festival celebrating these gods (held in the 6th lunar month)
common redshank (Tringa totanus)
red kangaroo (Osphranter rufus)
ruddy mongoose (Herpestes smithii)
Indian red admiral (Vanessa indica); Asian admiral
smooth dandelion (Taraxacum laevigatum)
golden ear (Tremella aurantia)
blacktip grouper (species of fish, Epinephelus fasciatus)
red-legged partridge (Alectoris rufa)
Eurasian linnet (Carduelis cannabina)
chestnut-eared bunting (Emberiza fucata); grey-headed bunting
red-necked phalarope (Phalaropus lobatus)
Formica sanguinea (species of red wood ant)
red-tailed hawk (Buteo jamaicensis)
Hodgson's bat (Myotis formosus); Bartel's myotis
red cornetfish (Fistularia petimba)
Harris's hawk (Parabuteo unicinctus); Harris hawk
large Japanese field mouse (Apodemus speciosus)
red kite (Milvus milvus)
red wattlebird (Anthochaera carunculata)
bullfinch (Pyrrhula pyrrhula rosacea)
red barracuda (Sphyraena pinguis); brown barracuda
Central American squirrel monkey (Saimiri oerstedii)
red tonguesole (Cynoglossus joyneri)
scrub typhus mite (Leptotrombidium akamushi)
red squid; neon flying squid (Ommastrephes bartramii)
ruby-throated hummingbird (Archilochus colubris)
type of taro originally from Sulawesi, has large tubers with red eyes
red ruffed lemur (Varecia rubra)
ruddy shelduck (Tadorna ferruginea); ruddy sheldrake
Azolla imbricata (species of water fern)
Neurospora crassa (species of red bread mould)
winter cherry (Physalis alkekengi)
Akaike Station (Nagoya)
Examples (38 in total)
I prefer red.
The traffic light changed to red.
Do you have a red pencil?