赤

あか

• Noun

  common noun
  1. red; crimson; scarlet.
  2. red-containing colour (e.g. brown, pink, orange).
  3. Red (i.e. communist).

     colloquialism

     often written as アカ

  4. red light.

     abbreviation

     See also 赤信号 .

  5. red ink (i.e. in finance or proof-reading); (in) the red.

     abbreviation

     See also 赤字 .

• Adjective / Prefix noun

  no-adjective
  1. complete; total; perfect; obvious.

     See also 赤の他人 .