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紅 : Crimson

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Components:
糸工

crimson, deep red

On 'yomi:
コウ(kou) ク(ku)
Kun 'yomi:
べに(beni) くれない(kurenai) あか.い(aka.i)
Nanori:
くれ(kure) もみ(momi)
Strokes:9
Radical:糸 (120)
Usage Rating:1299
JLPT:N2
old JLPT:2
Grade:6
Unicode:07d05
jis208:25-40
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紅 Usage examples

紅一点(こういってん)the lone woman (e.g. bright flower) in a group
紅毛(こうもう)Westerner (esp., originally, the Dutch)
紅毛人(こうもうじん)Westerner (esp., originally, the Dutch)
紅しょうが(べにショウガ)
紅ショウガ(べにショウガ)
紅生姜(べにショウガ)
紅生薑(べにショウガ)
red pickled ginger
紅白粉(べにおしろい)makeup
紅白試合(こうはくじあい)contest between two groups, contest between red group and white group
紅白歌合戦(こうはくうたがっせん)Red and White singing contest
紅玉(こうぎょく)ruby, Jonathan apple
紅灯(こうとう)red light
紅差し指(べにさしゆび)ring finger
紅粉(こうふん)powdered rouge
紅殻(べにがら)red iron oxide, rouge
紅雀(ベニスズメ)red avadavat (Amandava amandava), strawberry finch, red munia
紅葉狩り(もみじがり)
紅葉狩(もみじがり)
autumn-leaf viewing, fall-leaf viewing
紅猿子(ベニマシコ)long-tailed rosefinch (Uragus sibiricus)
紅塵(こうじん)cloud of dust, mundane world
紅蓮(ぐれん)crimson, crimson lotus flower
紅衛兵(こうえいへい)(Chinese) Red Guards
紅鮭(ベニザケ)sockeye salmon (Oncorhynchus nerka), red salmon
紅鱒(べにます)sockeye salmon (Oncorhynchus nerka)
食紅(しょくべに)red food coloring, red food colouring
紅旗(こうき)Red Flag (Chinese Communist Party bulletin)
深紅色(しんこうしょく)scarlet, deep crimson
浅紅(せんこう)light red
蔦紅葉(つたもみじ)maple, scarlet-tinged ivy
紅斑(こうはん)red spots, erythema
雁来紅(がんらいこう)tampala, Amaranthus tricolor
暗紅色(あんこうしょく)dark red
寒紅梅(かんこうばい)winter plum tree with reddish blossoms
紅ずわい蟹(ベニズワイガニ)red snow crab (Chionoecetes japonicus)
紅(あか)copper, total, perfect, obvious
紅毛夷(こうもうい)late Edo-period pejorative for the Dutch, red-haired barbarian
紅灯緑酒(こうとうりょくしゅ)(nights of) fun, food, and drink, bright-light district, nightlife district
紅毛碧眼(こうもうへきがん)red-haired and blue-eyed (person), a Westerner
万緑一紅(ばんりょくいっこう)one red flower standing out in a sea of green vegetation, one item of quality standing out among many, one woman among many men
花紅柳緑(かこうりゅうりょく)red blossoms and green willows, beautiful scenery of spring, natural beauty, beauty of nature
紅顔可憐(こうがんかれん)youthful and endearing, rosy-cheeked and sweet
桃紅柳緑(とうこうりゅうりょく)beautiful scenery of spring
碧眼紅毛(へきがんこうもう)blue eyes and red hair, Westerner
柳緑花紅(りゅうりょくかこう)red blossoms and green willows, beautiful scenery of spring, natural beauty, beauty of nature
紅葉葉楓(モミジバフウ)sweetgum (Liquidambar styraciflua), redgum
顔に紅葉を散らす(かおにもみじをちらす)(for a woman) to blush
万緑叢中紅一点(ばんりょくそうちゅうこういってん)one red flower standing out in a sea of green vegetation, one item of quality standing out among many, one woman among many men
以呂波紅葉(いろはもみじ)Japanese maple (Acer palmatum)