(あか)

あか
noun / no-adjective
red
1. red
The color red.
(あか)(はな)
Red flowers.
信号(しんごう)(あか)だ。
The traffic light is red.
(あか)いりんごを()った。
I bought red apples.
(あか)ちゃんが()いている。
The baby is crying.
(あき)になると()っぱが(あか)くなる。
In autumn, the leaves turn red.

(あか) is one of the basic Japanese color words. Can function as a noun, no-adjective, or the base of the i-adjective (あか)い.

FORMS:

  • Noun: (あか)()き (I like red)
  • No-adjective: (あか)他人(たにん) (complete stranger)
  • I-adjective: (あか)(はな) (red flower)

COMMON EXPRESSIONS:

  • (あか)ちゃん: baby
  • (あか)ワイン: red wine
  • ()(): bright red; blatant (lie)
  • (あか)他人(たにん): complete stranger
  • 赤字(あかじ): deficit, in the red

IDIOM:
()()(うそ): a blatant lie