Kanji

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: 丿

Radical

Radical:

Meaning: tree

Examples

Onyomi Examples

シュ cinnabar, vermillion, red, slightly-orange red, red pigment (and ink made from same), red text (as used to correct documents)

シュイン red seal

ツイシュ red lacquerware with patterns carved in relief

ギンシュ vermilion, scarlet

Kunyomi Examples

あけ scarlet, red

に染まる あけにそまる to welter in blood, to be covered in blood