赤あか

noun, noun which may take the genitive case particle 'no'

red; crimson; scarlet

The basic color red. Can be used as a noun or with の to modify another noun.

• 信しん号ごうが赤あかになった。

  The traffic light turned red.

• 彼かの女じょは赤あかのドレスを着きていた。

  She was wearing a red dress.

noun

red-containing color; reddish

Refers to colors that contain red, such as brown, pink, or orange. Often used in compound words or descriptive phrases.

• この茶ちゃ色いろは赤あかが強つよい。

  This brown has a strong red tone.

noun

communist; Red

Colloquial term for a communist or leftist, often written in katakana as アカ. Can be derogatory depending on context.

• 彼かれは昔むかしアカだったらしい。

  I heard he used to be a communist.

noun

red light (traffic)

Abbreviation of 赤信号. Used in everyday speech to refer to a red traffic light.

See also: 赤信号

• 赤あかで止とまってください。

  Please stop at the red light.

noun

red ink; in the red

Abbreviation of 赤字. Used in financial contexts to indicate a deficit, or in proofreading for corrections.

See also: 赤字 · 赤字

• 今こん月げつは赤あかだ。

  We're in the red this month.

noun which may take the genitive case particle 'no'

complete; total; utter

Used in the fixed expression 赤の他人 to mean a complete stranger. Not productive outside this phrase.

See also: 赤の他人

• 彼かれとは赤あかの他た人にんだ。

  He's a complete stranger to me.

noun

copper

Only when written 赤

Abbreviation of 銅 (あかがね). Rare and archaic; limited to the kanji form 赤.

See also: 銅 (あかがね)

• 古こ語ごでは赤あかは銅どうを意い味みした。

  In old language, 赤 meant copper.

noun

red 5-point card (hanafuda)

Abbreviation of あかたん, a term from the card game hanafuda. Domain-specific.

See also: 赤短

• 花はな札ふだで赤あかを集あつめる。

  Collect the red 5-point cards in hanafuda.