6 strokes
Jouyou kanji
Taught in 7th grade
JLPT exam level N1
vermilion, cinnabar, scarlet, red, bloody
Kun'yomi
あ け scarlet
On'yomi
シュ cinnabar ②red pigment (and ink made from same) ③red text (as used to correct documents)
Nanori
あ あ か red ②red-containing color (e.g. brown, pink, orange) ③complete ④copper ⑤red 5-point card あき す
Character Breakdown
Common Words
Vermilion Bird (god said to rule over the southern heavens) ②seven mansions (Chinese constellations) of the southern heavens
References
| Unicode hex code | 6731 |
| JIS X 0208 | 1-28-75 |
| Nelson, A. Classic Nelson | 184 |
| Haig, J. New Nelson Japanese-English Character Dictionary | 2546 |
| Halpern, J. New Japanese-English Character Dictionary | 3531 |
| Halpern, J. Kodansha Kanji Dictionary | 4344 |
| Halpern, J. Kanji Learners Dictionary (Kodansha) | 2200 |
| Halpern, J. Kanji Learners Dictionary (Kodansha), 2nd edition (2013) | 2960 |
| Heisig, J. Remembering The Kanji | 221 |
| Heisig, J. Remembering The Kanji, Sixth Ed. | 235 |
| Gakken A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage | 1720 |
| O'Neill, P.G. Japanese Names | 341 |
| O'Neill, P.G. Essential Kanji | 1681 |
| Morohashi Daikanwajiten | 14424 |
| Henshall, K. A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters | 1346 |
| Spahn and Hadamitzky Kanji and Kana | 1503 |
| Spahn and Hadamitzky Kanji and Kana (2011 edition) | 1602 |
| Hodges & Okazaki Japanese Kanji Flashcards | 1415 |
| Kask, A. Tuttle Kanji Cards | 1081 |
| Nishiguchi & Kono Kanji in Context | 1768 |
| Kodansha Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide | 1049 |
| Maniette, Y. Les Kanjis dans la tete | 226 |
| Tuttle Dictionary Descriptor Code | 0a6.13 |
| Four corner code | 2590.0 |
| De Roo Code | 2464 |