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赤あかい

Kana あかい Romaji akai

JLPT N5 Common word

Definitions

01i-adjective

red; crimson; scarlet; vermilion

esp. 紅い for scarlet, 朱い for vermilion

02i-adjective

colloquial

Red; communist

Examples

彼女は赤いスカートをはいていた。

She was wearing a red skirt.

Tatoeba #88306

顔が赤いよ。

Your face is red.

Tatoeba #183646

それの色は赤い。

Its color is red.

Tatoeba #205618

Other forms

紅い朱い (rarely used kanji form)

Source

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