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赤い — meaning in English

akai

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English meaning

  • red adj Having the color of blood, ripe strawberries, or a stop light.
  • vermilion noun A vivid orange-red color, originally made from a mineral pigment.

Senses

赤い is used for these senses in English:

  • red (of hair) Having an orange-brown or orange-blond colour; ginger.
  • red (of a, dog, or, its coat) Having a brown color.
  • red Left-wing parties and movements, chiefly socialist or communist, including the U.K. Labour party and the Social Democratic Party of Germany.
  • red (countable, and, uncountable) The colour of the setting sun, blood, and strawberries; the colour which is evoked by the longest visible wavelengths (between about 625–740 nm), and a primary additive colour.
  • vermilion Having a brilliant red colour.

red — full definition

  1. adj Having the color of blood, ripe strawberries, or a stop light.
  2. noun The color itself, one of the primary colors of light.
  3. noun A supporter of communism or a left-wing/socialist movement, especially historically.
  4. adj Having reddish-orange hair color.

vermilion — full definition

  1. noun A vivid orange-red color, originally made from a mineral pigment.
  2. adj Having this bright orange-red color.

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