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朱

朱 (vermilion, cinnabar, scarlet, red, bloody)

  • JLPT N1
  • 6 strokes
  • Secondary (Jōyō)
  • Radical 木
  • #1788 most frequent

Physical Properties · Color

Readings

On'yomi 音読み
シュ
Kun'yomi 訓読み
あけ

Example sentences 3

朱しゅに交まじわれば赤あかくなる。

He who touches pitch shall be defiled therewith.

藩の山林取締役兼御朱印番に就いた。

He started to work as Director of Forest and Goshuin-ban (supervisor of official documents) in the domain.

朱墨、青墨、紫墨、茶墨などの表現がある。

There are expressions such as red ink, seiboku (blue ink), purple ink and brown ink.

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