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red
Having the color of blood or a ripe tomato.
赤い is an i-adjective meaning red.
FORMS:
- Noun form: 赤 (the color red)
- Adverbial: 赤く (赤くなる = to become red)
COMMON EXPRESSIONS:
- 顔が赤くなる: to blush, to turn red (embarrassment or anger)
- 赤ちゃん: baby (lit. "red one" - newborns are reddish)
- 赤の他人: complete stranger
- 赤字: deficit, in the red
- 赤信号: red light
CULTURE:
Red symbolizes celebration and good fortune in Japan. It's used for 紅白 (red and white) at celebrations.