あか
Meanings
Noun
1. red; crimson; scarlet
2. red-containing colour (e.g. brown, pink, orange)
3. Red (i.e. communist)
often written as アカ
4. red light (traffic)
5. red ink (i.e. in finance or proof-reading); (in) the red
Adjective (の)
6. complete; total; perfect; obvious
Noun
Abbreviation
7. copper
8. red 5-point card
Kanji used
red
Pitch accent
Top 1700
Used in vocabulary (208 in total)
baby; infant
to blush; to redden
red; red color (colour); red-colored; red; communism; the left
reddish tinge; tinge of red; slight redness; reddishness; blush
failing mark (e.g. in exam)
complete stranger; total stranger
(being in) the red; deficit; red letter; red writing; corrections (by a teacher or proofreader) written in red
to become red; to redden; to blush
Japanese red pine (Pinus densiflora); Japanese umbrella pine; tanyosho pine
red eyes; bloodshot eyes; red-eye; red mullet (Chelon haematocheilus); facial gesture of pulling one's eyelid down and sticking out one's tongue
bright red; deep red
red light (traffic); red light; signal to stop; sign of danger
red-horned demon; red ogre
baby; infant
red eyes; bloodshot eyes; red-eye; red mullet (Chelon haematocheilus); facial gesture of pulling one's eyelid down and sticking out one's tongue
reddish brown
reddish tinge; tinge of red; slight redness; reddishness; blush
red flesh (of a fish); red-fleshed fish (e.g. tuna); lean meat; heartwood
red clay; tuff loam; dark-red paint
red beard; person with a red beard; Westerner; Ryukyu robin (Erithacus komadori)
red cap; (railway) porter; redcap
red flag; Red Flag (Communist Party newspaper)
red line; red-light district (marked by a red line on police maps); non-legal public road (denoted by a red line on cadastral maps; sometimes no longer physically existing)
red cloth; red background
pulp fiction; dime novel; akahon; university entrance exam workbook (published by Kyōgakusha); storybook (with red cover, Edo period); Red Guide (Michelin)
Chinese scarlet eggplant (Solanum integrifolium); tomato-fruit eggplant; tomato (Solanum lycopersicum)
dhole (Cuon alpinus); red wolf (Canis rufus)
red tag (esp. one attached to sold goods or discounted products); red label; swords (playing card suit in traditional Japanese gambling decks)
to rust; to become rusty
(small) red dragonfly; darter (dragonfly of genus Sympetrum, esp. the autumn darter, Sympetrum frequens)
baby; infant
aka-e; late 19th century woodblock prints, using imported aniline dyes; red painting on ceramics
red light; stop light; danger signal
non-legal public road (denoted by a red line on cadastral maps; sometimes no longer physically existing)
non-legal public road (denoted by a red line on cadastral maps; sometimes no longer physically existing)
shame; disgrace
red gate (esp. at Tokyo University)
red paper restaurant lantern; cheap eating and drinking place
toy from Fukushima prefecture in the shape of a red cow, also used as a talisman against smallpox
the reds; reddish colors
red birthmark (esp. a hemangioma)
to blush; to redden
dark-brown miso paste
soup made with red miso paste; red miso soup
(small) red dragonfly; darter (dragonfly of genus Sympetrum, esp. the autumn darter, Sympetrum frequens)
grazed skin; abraded skin; bare surface of a mountain; nakedness; nudity
public telephone (orig. red); payphone
yellow with a tinge of red; orange yellow
red turnip; small red radish
red bell pepper; red capsicum
veined rapa whelk (Rapana venosa)
mercurochrome; merbromin solution
bright red; bright
red meat; dark meat on poultry (leg, thigh)
to rust; to become rusty
disposition to operate in the red; tendency to have chronic deficits
red turnip; small red radish
redcurrant (Ribes rubrum); red currant
red paper restaurant lantern; cheap eating and drinking place
5-point card with a red tanzaku; red ribbon card; the three 5-point cards with ribbons (high-scoring meld)
5-point card with a red tanzaku; red ribbon card; the three 5-point cards with ribbons (high-scoring meld)
stark naked; nude; stripped of all belongings; penniless; naked barley (Hordeum vulgare var. nudum)
5-point card with a red tanzaku; red ribbon card; the three 5-point cards with ribbons (high-scoring meld)
red face; villain (in kabuki, jōruri, etc.)
red face; villain (in kabuki, jōruri, etc.)
red coral (Corallium japonicum)
red beard; person with a red beard; Westerner; Ryukyu robin (Erithacus komadori)
brown-headed thrush (Turdus chrysolaus); Japanese dace (Tribolodon hakonensis); Japanese fire belly newt (Cynops pyrrhogaster); dysentery
red Vienna sausage
pickled sardines; dried sardines; (lit.) red sardines; (arch.) rusty and blunt sword
scandal sheet; gutter press; yellow press
bright red tinged with yellow; variety of sweet potato with red skin and sweet yellow flesh (product of the Kawagoe region)
Pacific ocean perch (Sebastes alutus); comb goby (Ctenotrypauchen microcephalus); Matsubara's red rockfish (Sebastes matsubarae); Japanese dace (Tribolodon hakonensis); any edible red saltwater fish
red birthmark (esp. a hemangioma)
red turnip; small red radish
red deer (Cervus elaphus)
red Vienna sausage
Akasaka Prince Hotel
soup made with red miso paste; red miso soup
soup made with red miso paste; red miso soup
Red Queen hypothesis (of evolutionary biology)
florid; ruddy
red dora; red suited tile that doubles the score of any hand (usu. a five of each suit)
anko-coated mochi (from Ise, Mie pref.)
bloodworm (Halla okadai, species of eunicid worm used as fishing bait); red mite (Trombicula akamushi); chigger mite; harvest mite
grazed skin; abraded skin; bare surface of a mountain; nakedness; nudity
redcurrant (Ribes rubrum); red currant
loggerhead turtle (Caretta caretta)
red-rumped swallow (Hirundo daurica); striated swallow (Hirundo striolata)
red letter style; cutesy fashion style named after fashion magazines featuring it (whose cover titles are printed in red or pink)
vivid crimson
red shiso; red perilla
strange thing; eccentric taste; (lit.) red eboshi
trout; Japanese dace (Tribolodon hakonensis); Nibe croaker (Nibea mitsukurii)
red snow (due to microscopic algae, yellow sand, etc.)
redwood; sequoia
red onion; purple onion
redcurrant (Ribes rubrum); red currant
red shiso; red perilla
red stingray (Dasyatis akajei)
bloodworm (nonbiting midge larva)
spider mite (any mite of family Tetranychidae)
red onion; purple onion
spider mite (any mite of family Tetranychidae)
red admiral (butterfly)
Izu thrush (Turdus celaenops)
internal organs such as heart, liver, kidneys used as food
reed tripe; beef abomasum
red carrageen (Chondrus crispus); red carragheen; red Irish moss
sushi rice with red shiso and pickled cucumber (Akita specialty)
sushi rice with red shiso and pickled cucumber (Akita specialty)
red bell pepper
pale red tinged with grey
red and white-speckled silica
Fusarium ear blight; Fusarium head blight; scab
Fusarium ear blight; Fusarium head blight; scab
it's not my fault; (lit.) this red face is the alcohol's fault
Fusarium ear blight; Fusarium head blight; scab
Okinawan yellow cucumber
sushi rice with red shiso and pickled cucumber (Akita specialty)
it's not my fault; (lit.) this red face is the alcohol's fault
beaked whale; Cuvier's beaked whale (Ziphius cavirostris)
plum vinegar with perilla leaves added
Lactarius laeticolorus (edible species of lactarius mushroom)
ruddy kingfisher (Halcyon coromanda)
redback spider (Latrodectus hasselti)
red stingray (Dasyatis akajei)
red stingray (Dasyatis akajei)
red stingray (Dasyatis akajei)
white cloud mountain minnow (Tanichthys albonubes); Canton danio
northern sea nettle (Chrysaora melanaster)
opah (Lampris guttatus); moonfish
blackthroat seaperch (Doederleinia berycoides); rosy seabass
blackthroat seaperch (Doederleinia berycoides); rosy seabass
blackthroat seaperch (Doederleinia berycoides); rosy seabass
scoring combination consisting of the January, February and March 5-point cards
red river hog (Potamochoerus porcus); bush pig
scalloped hammerhead (Sphyrna lewini); bronze hammerhead shark
bloodworm (nonbiting midge larva)
common house mosquito (Culex pipiens); northern house mosquito
whiskered velvet shrimp (Metapenaeopsis barbata); red rice prawn
whiskered velvet shrimp (Metapenaeopsis barbata); red rice prawn
Tabanus chrysurus (species of horsefly)
loose-flowered hornbeam (Carpinus laxiflora); akashide
scarlet rosefinch (Carpodacus erythrinus); common rosefinch
Gaultheria adenothrix (alpine shrublet in the Ericaceae family)
red barracuda (Sphyraena pinguis); brown barracuda
Amur falcon (Falco amurensis); eastern red-footed falcon
red-necked wallaby (Macropus rufogriseus); Bennett's wallaby
common redshank (Tringa totanus)
red-masked and black-masked gods (folk belief of the Yaeyama Islands); harvest festival celebrating these gods (held in the 6th lunar month)
red kangaroo (Macropos rufus)
ruddy mongoose (Herpestes smithii)
smooth dandelion (Taraxacum laevigatum)
golden ear (Tremella aurantia)
red-legged partridge (Alectoris rufa)
blacktip grouper (species of fish, Epinephelus fasciatus)
Eurasian linnet (Carduelis cannabina)
Formica sanguinea (species of red wood ant)
red-necked phalarope (Phalaropus lobatus)
red-tailed hawk (Buteo jamaicensis)
Hodgson's bat (Myotis formosus); Bartel's myotis
red cornetfish (Fistularia petimba)
Harris's hawk (Parabuteo unicinctus); Harris hawk
large Japanese field mouse (Apodemus speciosus)
red kite (Milvus milvus)
Neurospora crassa (species of red bread mould)
bullfinch (Pyrrhula pyrrhula rosacea)
red barracuda (Sphyraena pinguis); brown barracuda
Central American squirrel monkey (Saimiri oerstedii)
Longman's beaked whale (Indopacetus pacificus); Indo-Pacific beaked whale; tropical bottlenose whale
red tonguesole (Cynoglossus joyneri)
scrub typhus mite (Leptotrombidium akamushi)
red squid; neon flying squid (Ommastrephes bartramii)
ruby-throated hummingbird (Archilochus colubris)
type of taro originally from Sulawesi, has large tubers with red eyes
red ruffed lemur (Varecia rubra)
winter cherry (Physalis alkekengi)
Akaike Station (Nagoya)
Examples (39 in total)
I prefer red.
The traffic light changed to red.
My first car was red.