# 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”).

- 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

| Word | Reading | Meaning |
| --- | --- | --- |
| 紅 | くれない (kurenai) | deep red; crimson |

## Don't confuse it with

[糸](https://moji.ninja/n3-kanji/thread/) · [紙](https://moji.ninja/n4-kanji/paper/) · [終](https://moji.ninja/n4-kanji/end/) · [細](https://moji.ninja/n3-kanji/thin/)

## More in the “A bit of everything 2” set

[紅](https://moji.ninja/n2-kanji/crimson/) · [鉱](https://moji.ninja/n2-kanji/ore/) · [銅](https://moji.ninja/n2-kanji/copper/) · [召](https://moji.ninja/n2-kanji/summon/) · [畜](https://moji.ninja/n2-kanji/livestock/)

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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/n2-kanji/crimson/. Last updated 2026-11-01.