赤
red
- 土earth
- 小small fire
- kun
- あかakaあか.いaka.i
- on
- セキsekiシャクshaku
mnemonic
EARTH (土) over a SMALL FIRE (小) splitting into flames: red clay glowing in the kiln. RED. "Seki" (セキ) as in sekidō, the equator, the red line.
examples
- 赤いあかいakaired
- 赤ちゃんあかちゃんakachanbaby
- 赤字あかじakajideficit