Keyword
deep red
Info
FrequencyTop 1500-1600
Type
Jōyō 
?
KankenLevel 4
Heisig235
Readings
しゅ
(65%)
(18%)
あけ
(9%)
あか
(5%)
Composed of
cow head
tree
Mnemonic

Someone forced a cow's head into that tree, and it dyed its bark deep red from all of the blood...

Used in kanji (7 in total)
especially
pearl
???
stocks
Used in vocabulary (59 in total)
cinnabar; vermillion; red pigment (and ink made from same); red text (as used to correct documents)
vermilion; scarlet
to welter in blood; to be covered in blood
Vermilion Bird (god said to rule over the southern heavens); seven mansions (Chinese constellations) of the southern heavens
red; crimson; Red; communist; (arch.) beautiful
scarlet; red
painting something vermillion; lacquering something vermillion; vermillion-lacquered object
thick red ink (used for signature seals); red ink pad; vermillion ink; cinnabar ink
painting something vermillion; lacquering something vermillion; vermillion-lacquered object
Japanese crested ibis (Nipponia nippon); crested ibis
red; crimson; red-containing colour (e.g. brown, pink, orange); Red (i.e. communist); red light (traffic); red ink (i.e. in finance or proof-reading); (in) the red
neo-Confucianism (based on the teachings of Zhu Xi and his followers)
red-lacquered sword sheath
letter bearing the shogun's scarlet seal; seal stamp given to worshippers and visitors to shrines and temples
people are formed by their surroundings; walk with the wise and become wise; associate with fools and get in trouble
license with a red seal (licence); shogunate license to trade (licence)
red-ink brush
red-lacquered gate
to flush bright red (e.g. of someone's face)
red-ink stick; red and black
to flush bright red (e.g. of someone's face)
vermilion lacquer (made by mixing vermilion into clear lacquer)
Shuchō era (686.7.20-686.12.?); Suchō era; Akamitori era
unglazed reddish brown pottery (originally from China)
pomelo (Citrus maxima); shaddock
drawing red lines; red lines on maps marking town limits (Edo period); (arch.) red lines marking nouns in kanbun texts
vermilion tray
writing in red
to retouch; to correct
foreign trade by authorized Japanese ships (early Edo period)
notebook for collecting seal stamps sold at shrines and temples
red lacquerware with patterns carved in relief
vermilion; scarlet
writing in red
drawing red lines; red lines on maps marking town limits (Edo period); (arch.) red lines marking nouns in kanbun texts
type of silver coin in the Edo period
shogun-authorized trading vessel (authorised)
satin with raised figures
to miniate; to paint red
letter bearing the shogun's scarlet seal; seal stamp given to worshippers and visitors to shrines and temples
red lips and pearly white teeth (said of beautiful women)
cinnabar; vermilion
Shuten-dōji; mythical Japanese oni (demon) who lived on Mt. Ōe
shogun-authorized trading vessel (authorised)
scarlet ibis (Eudocimus ruber)
scarlet ibis (Eudocimus ruber)
red seal ship; shogunate-licensed trading ship
flushed face
Japanese shubunkin goldfish variety
neo-Confucianism (based on the teaching of the Cheng brothers and Zhu Xi)
writing in red ink
white stork (Ciconia ciconia)
pogonia (Pogonia japonica) (species of orchid)