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The kanji 紅: meaning, readings and stroke order
紅
- Meaning
- crimson, deep red
- On reading
- コウ kou、ク* ku
- Kun reading
- べに beni、くれない kurenai
- Strokes
- 9
- Radical
- 糸 silk
- Level
- Level 6 · grade 6
Stroke order
Meaning in other languages
- Vietnamese
- đỏ thắm (hồng)
- Japanese
- あざやかな あか。べに。
- Korean
- 붉은색, 다홍 (홍)
- Chinese
- 红、深红 (红)
Readings, words and example sentences
コウ kou · on reading
紅茶
black tea
午後に 紅茶を 飲みます。
I drink black tea in the afternoon.
べに beni · kun reading · less common
紅
rouge, red makeup
ほおに 紅を さします。
She puts a little red on her cheeks.
くれない kurenai · kun reading · less common
紅
deep red, crimson
空が 紅に そまりました。
The sky turned deep red.
* marks a less common reading, usually learnt from junior high on.
Practise writing 紅 in the app
In Dino Kids your child writes 紅 with a finger and every stroke is checked, then takes the Level 6 practice test. Free, no ads, no in-app purchases.
Readings, radicals: Kanjium, KANJIDIC2 (CC BY-SA 4.0); strokes: KanjiVG (CC BY-SA 3.0); Korean, simplified forms: Unicode Unihan. Meanings, sentences: Dino Kids (CC0). See Licences.