Kanji N2

紅: crimson, deep red

紅 is a JLPT N2 kanji meaning crimson, deep red, written with 9 strokes. It is read コウ, ク (on) and べに, くれない, あかい (kun). Children in Japan learn it in grade 6. You will see it in 紅茶 (こうちゃ, black tea) and 口紅 (くちべに, lipstick).

紅

Meanings

  • crimson
  • deep red
Strokes9
JLPT levelN2
School gradeGrade 6
Frequency#1299 of 2,500

On reading · Kun reading

On reading
  • コウ
  • ク

On'yomi: from Chinese, written in katakana. Used in compound words.

Kun reading
  • べに
  • くれない
  • あかい

Kun'yomi: native Japanese, in hiragana. The faint part is the okurigana, written in kana after the kanji.

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Common words with 紅

The most useful words written with it, easiest first. Every other kanji in them opens its own page.

  • 紅茶こうちゃ

    black tea

    JLPT N5
  • 口紅くちべに

    lipstick

    JLPT N2
  • 紅葉こうよう

    leaves turning red (in autumn); red leaves

    JLPT N2
  • 紅くれない

    deep red; crimson

  • 紅白こうはく

    red and white

  • 紅潮こうちょう

    flush; blush

  • 紅梅こうばい

    red-blossomed plum tree; red Japanese apricot

  • 紅海こうかい

    Red Sea

bunka · culture

In autumn people travel just to see the maples turn red and gold. The outing has its own name, momijigari, hunting for autumn leaves.

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Stroke order from KanjiVG © Ulrich Apel, CC BY-SA 3.0. Readings, meanings and words from KANJIDIC2 and JMdict, names from JMnedict, © EDRDG, CC BY-SA 4.0, and Wikidata, CC0; the Spanish meanings they lack, translated by Naraio from their English, are shared under the same licence. Example sentences from Tatoeba, CC BY 2.0 FR. JLPT lists after Jonathan Waller (tanos.co.uk), CC BY. Sentences split into words with IPADIC © NAIST and IPA, through Lindera.