Kanji Details
Readings
- On'yomi: シュ(漢)、ス(呉)
- Kun'yomi: あけ、あか
- Nanori: あか、あけ、あけみ、あや
- English: vermilion; cinnabar; scarlet; red; bloody; vermillion
Radical: 木 ( き・きへん ), tree
Grade/Category
- JLPT Level: N1 (advanced)
- Kanji Kentei Level: 4
- Jōyō (1st grade of junior high school)
朱 に交 われば赤 くなる。- He who touches pitch shall be defiled therewith.