Meaning
crimson · deep red
On'yomi
ク · コウ
Kun'yomi
あか.い · くれない · べに
Common compounds (14)
- 丹い あかいRed; communist
- 紅白 こうはくKōhaku Uta Gassen; annual contest between male and female popular singers on New Year's Eve (sponsored and broadcast by NHK)
- 紅茶 こうちゃblack tea
- 深紅 しんこうdeep crimson
- 朱 あけred; vermilion; cinnabar; scarlet
- 口紅 くちべにlipstick
- 紅葉 こうようleaves turning red (in autumn); red leaves; autumn colours; fall colors
- 紅潮 こうちょうflush; blush
- 紅海 こうかいRed Sea
- 紅色 くれないいろred (color, colour)
- 椛 モミジlayered colors in garments, resembling autumn colors
- 紅梅 べにうめred-blossomed plum tree; red Japanese apricot