Onyomi: ク, コウ · Kunyomi: あか.い, くれない, べに · Meanings: crimson, deep red
Kanji for crimson, deep red
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紅 is made from 糸 (thread) on the left and 工 on the right. 糸 represents thread or cloth. 工 represents work or processing. In ancient times, red dye was often used to color thread and cloth. Thread that had been worked on and dyed red became especially noticeable. From this idea of processed, dyed thread, 紅 came to mean red or crimson.
紅 is thread that has been worked on and dyed red.
Imagine white thread (糸) being carefully worked on (工) and soaked in red dye until it turns bright red. That vivid red color is 紅.
| Word | Reading | Meaning | Meta |
|---|---|---|---|
| 赤 | あか | red, crimson, scarlet | common JLPT-N5 Noun, Noun which may take the genitive case particle 'no' |
| 紅 | くれない | deep red, crimson | common Noun |
| 紅 | もみ | red silk lining | Noun |
| 紅茶 | こうちゃ | black tea | common JLPT-N5 Noun |
| 赤い | あかい | red, crimson, scarlet, vermilion | common JLPT-N5 I-adjective (keiyoushi) |
| 紅白 | こうはく | red and white, colours for festive or auspicious occasions (colors) | common Noun, Noun which may take the genitive case particle 'no' |
| 紅葉 | こうよう | leaves turning red (in autumn), red leaves, autumn colours, fall colors | common JLPT-N2 Noun, Suru verb, Intransitive verb |
| 紅潮 | こうちょう | flush, blush | common Noun, Suru verb, Intransitive verb |
| 紅茶道具一式 | こうちゃどうぐいっしき | tea set, tea service | Noun |
| 紅海 | こうかい | Red Sea | Noun |