あか
赤
いろ
色

noun

Usu. あかいろ.
  1. red, red color.

takes genitive case の, adjectival noun or quasi-adjective

Usu. せきしょく.
  1. red-colored, red.

noun, takes genitive case の

  1. communism, the left.

Variations

Pronunciation Kanji Kana Is Common
あか
赤
いろ
色
 赤色 あかいろ ✔
せき
赤
しょく
色
 赤色 せきしょく ✔

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
color
いろ　ショク　シキ (2nd, N4)
knife, wrapping enclosure(勹) variant
comma-design
ともえ　ハ　うずまき (Kentei Pre-1, N1)
sign of the snake or serpent, 9-11AM, sixth sign of Chinese zodiac
み　シ (Kentei Pre-1, N1)
self
コ　おのれ　キ (6th, N1)