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朱
JLPT N1 6 strokes Frequency: #1788

Meanings

Vermilion, Cinnabar, Scarlet, Red, Bloody

Radicals

木

Decomposition

βΏ»δΈ€ζœ¨

Etymology

Ideographic: The color of the sapΒ δΈ€Β of some trees 木

Writing Practice

Stroke 0 / 6

Stroke Order

1 diagonal right-to-left
2 horizontal bottom-right-to-top-left
3 horizontal bottom-to-top
4 vertical right-to-left
5 diagonal top-right-to-bottom-left
6 diagonal bottom-right-to-top-left
On'yomi (Chinese reading)
γ‚·γƒ₯ shu
Kun'yomi (Japanese reading)
あけ ake

Words Using This Kanji

42 words total
Other (20 words)
徑朱印船 ごしゅいんせん

shogun-authorized trading vessel (authorised)

ζœ±γ«ζŸ“γΎγ‚‹ あけにそまる

to welter in blood

δΈ€ζœ±ιŠ€ γ„γ£γ—γ‚…γŽγ‚“

type of silver coin in the Edo period

ζœ±γ‚’ε…₯γ‚Œγ‚‹ γ—γ‚…γ‚’γ„γ‚Œγ‚‹

to retouch

朱ι³₯ しゅけょう

Shuchō era (686.7.20-686.12.?)

ζœ±ε”‡ηš“ζ­― しゅしんこうし

red lips and pearly white teeth (said of beautiful women)

η¨‹ζœ±ε­¦ γ¦γ„γ—γ‚…γŒγ

Cheng-Zhu school (of neo-Confucianism)

ζœ±γ‚’ζ³¨γ しゅをそそぐ

to flush bright red (e.g. of someone's face)

ζœ±γ«δΊ€γ‚γ‚Œγ°θ΅€γγͺγ‚‹ γ—γ‚…γ«γΎγ˜γ‚γ‚Œγ°γ‚γ‹γγͺγ‚‹

people will take on the characteristics of those who surround them

朱で描く γ‚γ‹γ§γˆγŒγ

to miniate

朱記 しゅき

writing in red ink

ζœ±η­†γ‚’ε…₯γ‚Œγ‚‹ γ—γ‚…γ²γ€γ‚’γ„γ‚Œγ‚‹

to make corrections

朱ζ³₯ しゅでい

unglazed reddish brown pottery (originally from China)

ζœ±η›† しゅぼん

vermilion tray

ζœ±ζΌ† しゅうるし

vermilion lacquer (made by mixing vermilion into clear lacquer)

ιŠ€ζœ± γŽγ‚“γ—γ‚…

vermilion (pigment)

朱印帳 しゅいんけょう

notebook for collecting seal stamps sold at shrines and temples

ζœ±εΌ•γ しゅびき

drawing red lines

ζœ±ε°θˆΉθ²Ώζ˜“ γ—γ‚…γ„γ‚“γ›γ‚“γΌγ†γˆγ

foreign trade by authorized Japanese ships (early Edo period)

ζΊ€ι’ζœ±γ‚’ζ³¨γ まんめんしゅをそそぐ

to be flushed bright red (with anger or embarrassment)