赤 Red

Radical Combination

• 赤

  Red

Meaning

Primary

Red

Mnemonic

The radical for red and the kanji for red are the same thing!

Hints

What a lucky ducky - as long as you know your radicals, you'll know this kanji's meaning as well!

Readings

On’yomi

せき

Kun’yomi

あか

Nanori

None

Mnemonic

This kanji means red, AKA, also known as, あか.

Hints

Think of あか as being some sort of alias for “red”. That’s why its pronounced あか in Japanese, AKA “red”.