EntryCommon
  1. Noun

    red light (traffic)

    赤信号で通りを渡るのは危険だ。
    It's dangerous for you to cross the street when the light is red.
  2. red light; signal to stop; sign of danger

    Idiomatic expression

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Characters in this word

3
Strokes: KanjiVG, CC BY-SA 3.0

red

Kun
あか、あか-、あか.い、あか.らむ、あか.らめる
On
セキ、シャク
Strokes
7
Taught
Grade 1
JLPT
N4
Frequency
584 of 2500
Radical
red
WaniKani
Level 4

Built from

Used in names as

あ、あこ、あま

Dictionary and index codes (34)
CodeReference
2-3-4SKIP code
3b4.10The Kanji Dictionary
4033.1, 4023.1Four corner code
1441deroo
8d64Unicode hex code
1-32-54JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code
4534Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson)
5840New Nelson (John Haig)
2193New Japanese-English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
2719Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
1389Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
1876Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern)
1743Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig)
1880Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig)
476A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage
443Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill)
275Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill)
36993Morohashi
46A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall)
207Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
207Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
35sakade
254Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki)
51henshall3
68Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask)
406crowley
46Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono)
2.2busy_people
1751Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide
1759Les Kanjis dans la tête (Yves Maniette)
chi4Pinyin reading
jeogKorean reading
n4JLPT level (KANJIDIC2)
4WaniKani level
Strokes: KanjiVG, CC BY-SA 3.0

faith, truth, fidelity, trust

On
シン
Strokes
9
Taught
Grade 4
JLPT
N3
Frequency
208 of 2500
Radical
person
WaniKani
Level 15

Built from

Used in names as

し、しが、しな、しの、しぶ、とき、のび、のぶ、まこと

Dictionary and index codes (33)
CodeReference
1-2-7SKIP code
2a7.1The Kanji Dictionary
2026.1Four corner code
2177deroo
4fe1Unicode hex code
1-31-14JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code
454Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson)
221New Nelson (John Haig)
100New Japanese-English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
115Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
75Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
84Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern)
969Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig)
1043Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig)
198A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage
782Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill)
149Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill)
707Morohashi
513A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall)
157Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
157Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
437sakade
320Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki)
544henshall3
527Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask)
181crowley
640Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono)
97Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide
978Les Kanjis dans la tête (Yves Maniette)
xin4, shen1Pinyin reading
sinKorean reading
n3JLPT level (KANJIDIC2)
15WaniKani level
Strokes: KanjiVG, CC BY-SA 3.0

nickname, number, item, title, pseudonym, name, call

Kun
さけ.ぶ、よびな
On
ゴウ
Strokes
5
Taught
Grade 3
JLPT
N3
Frequency
585 of 2500
Radical
mouth
WaniKani
Level 4

Built from

Dictionary and index codes (33)
CodeReference
2-3-2, 2-3-3SKIP code
3d2.10The Kanji Dictionary
6020.7Four corner code
3752deroo
53f7Unicode hex code
1-25-70JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code
882Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson)
692New Nelson (John Haig)
2153New Japanese-English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
2675Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
1361Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
1847Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern)
1242Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig)
1330Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig)
368A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage
272Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill)
227Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill)
3256Morohashi
281A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall)
266Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
266Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
215sakade
399Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki)
297henshall3
248Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask)
442Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono)
2.12busy_people
316Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide
1250Les Kanjis dans la tête (Yves Maniette)
hao4, hao2Pinyin reading
hoKorean reading
n3JLPT level (KANJIDIC2)
4WaniKani level