Meanings
Vermilion, Cinnabar, Scarlet, Red, Bloody
Radicals
Decomposition
βΏ»δΈζ¨
Etymology
Ideographic: The color of the sapΒ δΈΒ of some treesΒ ζ¨
Writing Practice
Stroke Order
Words Using This Kanji
42 words totalshogun-authorized trading vessel (authorised)
to welter in blood
type of silver coin in the Edo period
to retouch
ShuchΕ era (686.7.20-686.12.?)
red lips and pearly white teeth (said of beautiful women)
Cheng-Zhu school (of neo-Confucianism)
to flush bright red (e.g. of someone's face)
people will take on the characteristics of those who surround them
to miniate
writing in red ink
to make corrections
unglazed reddish brown pottery (originally from China)
vermilion tray
vermilion lacquer (made by mixing vermilion into clear lacquer)
vermilion (pigment)
notebook for collecting seal stamps sold at shrines and temples
drawing red lines
foreign trade by authorized Japanese ships (early Edo period)
to be flushed bright red (with anger or embarrassment)