JLPT N5 kanji. Readings, meaning, and how the character is built.
赤 means red. It is a JLPT N5 kanji written in 7 strokes, read あか or せき. It contains 土 (soil, earth), and at least one further part our source data does not name. It appears in 赤い (red, describing something) and 赤ん坊 (baby).
赤 is written in 7 strokes, in the order numbered below. Order matters: it is what makes handwriting legible, and it is how the character is looked up in a paper dictionary.
赤 breaks into 1 part.
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 赤 | あか | red, the colour |
| 赤い | あかい | red, describing something |
| 赤ん坊 | あかんぼう | baby |
These use 土 too. The part keeps its job from one character to the next, which is what makes it worth learning once.
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