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What does the kanji 緋 mean?

緋 means scarlet, crimson. On'yomi ヒ. Kun'yomi あけ、あか.

Quick facts
On'yomiヒ
Kun'yomiあけ、あか
Strokes14
Main radical糸
Level (estimated, JLPT framework)N1
On'yomi ヒKun'yomi あけ、あか
N1 · estimated, JLPT framework14 strokes

scarlet, crimson

Memory hook

The thread (糸) dyed a colour that is anything but (非) ordinary — SCARLET.

Main radical

糸thread 6 strokes

Built from

Stroke order · 14 strokes

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English meanings, On/Kun readings, stroke counts: KANJIDIC2 — Electronic Dictionary Research and Development Group (EDRDG), licensed CC BY-SA 4.0. Components: KRADFILE (EDRDG). Stroke order: KanjiVG (Ulrich Apel), licensed CC BY-SA 3.0. Mnemonics written by GoMe.

N5–N1 levels on this page are estimates based on the JLPT framework, drawn from community benchmarks. GoMe Nihongo is not affiliated with the Japan Foundation or JEES, which administer the JLPT.