あか
赤
しん
信
ごう
号

noun

  1. red light (traffic).
  2. red light, signal to stop, sign of danger. Idiomatic expression.

Variations

Pronunciation Kanji Kana Is Common
あか
赤
しん
信
ごう
号
赤信号 あかしんごう ✔

Contained Kanji Breakdown

red
あか セキ あ (1st, N4)
soil, earth, ground
ド つち は (1st, N5)
fire, fire radical (no. 86)
ヒョウ カ
faith, truth, fidelity
シン のぶ しな (4th, N3)
human radical (no. 9)
say, word
い.う こと ゲン (2nd, N4)
dot, tick or dot radical (no. 3)
チュ (Kentei 1)
one, one radical (no.1)
イチ いっ ひと- (1st, N5)
mouth
くち コウ ク (1st, N4)
nickname, number, item
ゴウ さけ.ぶ よびな (3rd, N3)
mouth
くち コウ ク (1st, N4)
obstruction of breath (qi) as it seeks release, variant of other characters
コウ さまた.げられる