# 朱 — vermilion

朱 means “vermilion”. It is a JLPT N1 kanji written with 6 strokes. On'yomi: シュ (shu). Kun'yomi: あけ (ake).

- Meaning: vermilion
- On'yomi: シュ (shu)
- Kun'yomi: あけ (ake)
- Strokes: 6
- Level: JLPT N1 · set Colours & light

## How to remember 朱

Parts: 丿 slash · 未 not yet

## Don't confuse it with

[未](https://moji.ninja/n2-kanji/not-yet/) · [妹](https://moji.ninja/n4-kanji/younger-sister/) · [味](https://moji.ninja/n4-kanji/taste/) · [昧](https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/dim/)

## More in the “Colours & light” set

[彩](https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/colouring/) · [丹](https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/cinnabar/) · [玄](https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/mysterious/) · [紫](https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/purple/) · [朱](https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/vermilion/) · [紺](https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/navy-blue/) · [藍](https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/indigo/) · [褐](https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/brown/)

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From Moji Ninja (https://moji.ninja/), a free app for learning hiragana, katakana and the JLPT kanji from N5 to N1 with spaced repetition. Page: https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/vermilion/. Last updated 2026-11-01.