Memory phrase (Mnemonic) for: 赤


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Meaning

red

Pronunciation

SEKI, SHAKU
akai

Explanation

Combination of earth and fire

Mnemonic

When earth (clay) is burned in the fire, the pottery gets: red.

Radicals

red(When earth (clay) is burned , the pottery becomes red.)
fire(Both the radical renga and this radical are used for fire.)
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Vocabulary

赤い あかい red
赤ちゃん あかちゃん baby
赤道 せきどう equator
赤銅色 しゃくどういろ brown, tanned
赤らむ あからむ to become red/to redden/to blush
赤字 あかじ deficit/go in the red
真っ赤 まっか deep red, flushed (of face)
赤ん坊 あかんぼう baby

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