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
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Used in vocabulary (208 in total)
① 赤ん坊を親しみをこめて言った語。
① 赤くする。顔が赤くなる。
red; red color (colour); red-colored; red; communism; the left
reddish tinge; tinge of red; slight redness; reddishness; blush
① 落第点。特に、高等学校のテストにおいて、点数がある一定の水準に達していなかった場合を言う。
complete stranger; total stranger
① 赤色の文字。② 支出が収入を上回ること。③ 文字を修正すること。
① 赤くなる。赤みがつく。
① マツ科マツ属に属する常緑針葉樹、常緑高木の一種。学名:Pinus densiflora。別名、めまつ。
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
① 赤と紫の中間色。
① 鉄の表面が酸化してできる錆。
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
① 鉄分を含み、黄色がかった粘り気のある土。
① 赤や茶色のひげ。その人。② 西洋人に対する蔑称。③ スズメ目ヒタキ科コマドリ属に属する鳥の一種。学名:Erithacus komadori。④ 人情味のある町医者の別称。
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)
① 地の色が赤いこと。
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)
① ドール(Cuon alpinus)。
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
① トンボ科アカネ属のトンボの総称。② 以前の意味で、海軍の練習用機の俗称。
baby; infant
aka-e; late 19th century woodblock prints, using imported aniline dyes; red painting on ceramics
red light; stop light; danger signal
① 日本の登記上、地番が付けられてなく、登記所の地図で道とされている土地のこと。登記所の地図のもとにあたる図面において、赤で塗られていたことに由来する。道としての機能を持つものは里道とも呼ばれる。法的には国有地となる。
① 日本の登記上、地番が付けられてなく、登記所の地図で道とされている土地のこと。登記所の地図のもとにあたる図面において、赤で塗られていたことに由来する。道としての機能を持つものは里道とも呼ばれる。法的には国有地となる。
shame; disgrace
red gate (esp. at Tokyo University)
① 赤色の提灯。② 売春宿。③ 大衆居酒屋。
① 海水のプランクトンが異常増殖し赤色に変色する現象。
toy from Fukushima prefecture in the shape of a red cow, also used as a talisman against smallpox
the reds; reddish colors
① 赤みを帯びたあざ、血管腫。
① 赤くする。赤らめる。
dark-brown miso paste
soup made with red miso paste; red miso soup
① トンボ科アカネ属のトンボの総称。② 以前の意味で、海軍の練習用機の俗称。
grazed skin; abraded skin; bare surface of a mountain; nakedness; nudity
public telephone (orig. red); payphone
yellow with a tinge of red; orange yellow
① 根が赤色のカブ。別名、あかかぶら。② 1.の内、テーブルビートやラディッシュを指す。
red bell pepper; red capsicum
veined rapa whelk (Rapana venosa)
mercurochrome; merbromin solution
① 鉄の表面が酸化してできる錆。
bright red; bright
① 牛肉やマグロなどの生肉で、脂肪分が少なく、他の部位にくらべて赤みをおびている部位。 あかみ。② くだものなどの農産物で、赤ないし橙色をおびた食用部位。
to rust; to become rusty
disposition to operate in the red; tendency to have chronic deficits
① 根が赤色のカブ。別名、あかかぶら。② 1.の内、テーブルビートやラディッシュを指す。
redcurrant (Ribes rubrum); red currant
① 赤色の提灯。② 売春宿。③ 大衆居酒屋。
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)
① 全裸であること。② 獣の皮をはいだ状態。
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)
① 赤や茶色のひげ。その人。② 西洋人に対する蔑称。③ スズメ目ヒタキ科コマドリ属に属する鳥の一種。学名:Erithacus komadori。④ 人情味のある町医者の別称。
① うぐいの別称。② あかはらいもりの別称。③ 赤痢。
red Vienna sausage
① いわしを塩漬けにしたり、干したりしたもの。② 赤く錆びた鈍刀。
scandal sheet; gutter press; yellow press
① 黄みがかった赤色。
① アコウダイの異名。② ウグイの異名。
① 赤みを帯びたあざ、血管腫。
① 根が赤色のカブ。別名、あかかぶら。② 1.の内、テーブルビートやラディッシュを指す。
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
① 亀の一種。体長1.8mほど。甲羅は赤褐色で暖かい海で産卵する。肉は臭いので食用に適さない。
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)
① アカマンボウ目アカマンボウ科アカマンボウ属に属する魚の一種。学名:Lampris guttatus。
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)
① ハエ目カ科イエカ属に属する種で、イエカ属中日本で最もよく見られる。学名:Culex pipiens pallens
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
① ネズミ目ネズミ科アカネズミ属に属するねずみの一種。学名:Apodemus speciosus。別名、地鼠。
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)
① ほおずきの古名。
Akaike Station (Nagoya)
Examples (39 in total)
I prefer red.
The traffic light changed to red.
My first car was red.