(あか)

あかい
i-adjective
red
1. red
Having the color of blood or a ripe tomato.
The red flowers are beautiful.
(かお)(あか)です
Your face is red.
I bought a red car.
The apples have turned red. They're ready to eat.
Please stop at the red light. When it turns green, you can cross.

(あか)い is an i-adjective meaning red.

FORMS:

  • Noun form: (あか) (the color red)
  • Adverbial: (あか)く ((あか)くなる = to become red)

COMMON EXPRESSIONS:

  • (かお)(あか)くなる: to blush, to turn red (embarrassment or anger)
  • (あか)ちゃん: baby (lit. "red one" - newborns are reddish)
  • (あか)他人(たにん): complete stranger
  • 赤字(あかじ): deficit, in the red
  • 赤信号(あかしんごう): red light

CULTURE:
Red symbolizes celebration and good fortune in Japan. It's used for 紅白(こうはく) (red and white) at celebrations.

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