Jōyō kanji, Taught in junior high
JLPT level: N1
1788 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke count: 6
Meaning: vermilion, cinnabar, scarlet, red, bloody
Kunyomi: あけ
Onyomi: シュ
Composition: 未 丿
Radical: 木
Meaning: tree
Reading: き
Frequency: 1,369
Alternative forms:
朱 (シュ) vermillion (colour), cinnabar, red orange, vermillion (pigment), cinnabar ink stick, correction written in red ink
銖 (シュ) shu, unit of weight, 1/24th of a ryō, shu, Edo-period unit of currency, 1/16th of a ryō
堆朱 (ツイシュ) red lacquerware with patterns carved in relief
銀朱 (ギンシュ) vermilion (pigment)
朱 (あけ) red, vermilion, cinnabar, scarlet
朱に染まる (あけにそまる) to welter in blood, to be covered in blood