Kanji

Jōyō kanji, Taught in grade 6

JLPT level: N2

1299 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers

Stroke count: 9

Meaning: crimson, deep red

Kunyomi: べに くれない あか.い

Onyomi: コウ

Composition:

Radical

Radical:

Reading: いとへん

Meaning: silk

Strokes: 6

Examples

Examples with audio

白(こうはく)   red and white, auspicious colors

梅(こうばい)   red-blossomed plum tree

葉(こうよう)   autumn colors

茶(こうちゃ)   black tea

(しんく)   deep crimson

色(べにいろ)   red color

花(べにばな)   safflower

(くちべに)   lipstick

(くれない)   deep red, crimson

*葉(もみじ)   Japanese maple

Onyomi Examples

クレナイ deep red, crimson, rouge, lipstick

コウチャ black tea

シンク deep crimson

退 タイコウ pink, light red

クレナイ deep red, crimson, rouge, lipstick

コウショク red (color, colour)

シンク deep crimson

Kunyomi Examples

くれない deep red, crimson, rouge, lipstick

こうしょく red (color, colour)

ぼうべに lipstick

愛敬 あいきょうべに lipstick that actors put on their earlobes, cheeks and corners of eyes, lipstick discreetly put on the earlobes or the corners of the eyes (by women)

くれない deep red, crimson, rouge, lipstick

こうしょく red (color, colour)

なかくれない medium crimson

うすべに light pink, light crimson

赤い あかい red, crimson, scarlet, vermilion, vermillion, Red, communist, beautiful