This site will be taken down March 31st, 2026.

This was not an easy decision to make. For the last couple years, I have been struggling to find motivation for this site and to keep up with basic maintenance and security updates. With the rise of AI and more sophisticated tools, the usefulness of sites like this is questionable and traffic has nose-dived. I just don't have it in me to keep doing this. Thank you all for 10 years of support!

Zach

Readings

Kana: シャ、あかつち
Romaji: sha, akatsuchi
Kana
Romaji

Meaning

red

Stroke Diagram

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Kanji Info

Stroke Count:  16
Radical Number:  155
Frequency: 
Grade: 
Skip Pattern:  1-7-9
Korean Reading:  ja
Chinese Reading:  zhe3
Unicode:  8d6d
JIS:  6C60

Indexes

Nelson Index: 4538
New Nelson Index: 5844
Spahn Hadamitzky Index: 4c12.5
Four Corner Index: 4426.3
Daikanwanjiten Index: 37017
Daikanwanjiten Index and Page: 10.0828

Words

赤い (あかい)
red; Red (i.e. communist)
赤黒い (あかぐろい)
dark red; dark brown; reddish brown
代赭 (たいしゃ)
red ocher (ochre)
赭顔 (しゃがん)
ruddy face
赤熊 (しゃぐま)
yak hair dyed red; red hair; frizzled fake hair; curly fake hair
赤ら顔 (あからがお)
red face
赤面 (あかつら、あかづら、あかっつら)
red face; villain (in kabuki, joruri, etc.)
代赭色 (たいしゃいろ)
yellowish-brown
赭土 (しゃど)
red ocher (ochre)
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