朱
朱 — Vermilion
vermilion, cinnabar, scarlet, red, bloody
On’yomiシュ (shu)
Kun’yomiあけ (ake)
Stroke order (6 strokes)
Watch the strokes draw themselves in the correct order — numbers mark where each stroke starts. Diagram from KanjiVG (CC BY-SA).
Common words using 朱
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 朱 | あけ ake | red; vermilion; cinnabar |
| 朱印 | しゅいん shuin | red seal |
Study notes
朱 is a JLPT N1 kanji written with 6 strokes. It is taught at secondary-school level in Japan. Ranked #1788 of the 2,500 most frequent kanji in newspapers. On’yomi (音読み) are Chinese-derived readings mostly used in compound words; kun’yomi (訓読み) are native Japanese readings, with any highlighted part written in hiragana after the kanji (okurigana).
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