Kanji

Jinmeiyō kanji, used in names

JLPT level: N1

2422 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers

Stroke count: 9

Meaning: madder, red dye, Turkey red

Kunyomi: あかね

Onyomi: セン

Composition: 西

Radical

Radical:

Meaning: grass

Examples

Kunyomi Examples

あかね madder (esp. Japanese madder, Rubia argyi), madder (red color)

あかねいろ madder red, dark red, crimson

あきあかね var. of red dragonfly (Sympetrum frequens)

蝦夷 えぞあかね yellow-winged darter (Sympetrum flaveolum)