Moji Ninja

紅 — crimson

紅 means “crimson”. It is a JLPT N2 kanji written with 9 strokes. On'yomi: コウ (kou), ク (ku). Kun'yomi: べに (beni), くれない (kurenai). You'll see it in words such as 紅 (kurenai, “deep red; crimson”).

紅
Stroke order of 紅
Meaning
crimson
On'yomi
コウ (kou), ク (ku)
Kun'yomi
べに (beni), くれない (kurenai)
Strokes
9
Level
JLPT N2 · set A bit of everything 2

How to remember 紅

Sounds like 工: both read コウ.

Parts: 糸 thread · 工 tool; work

Words with 紅

WordReadingMeaning
紅くれない kurenaideep red; crimson

Don't confuse it with

More in the “A bit of everything 2” set

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