真っ赤
Meanings
1
bright red; deep red; flushed
Describes a vivid red color, often used for objects, sunsets, or a face reddened by embarrassment, anger, or heat.
The sky turned bright red with the sunset.
He blushed bright red from embarrassment.
2
Used as an intensifier before nouns like 嘘 (lie) or 偽物 (fake) to mean something is blatantly or completely so.
That's a downright lie.
This document is a complete fake.
Usage patterns
- 〈人〉の顔が真っ赤になるsomeone's face turns bright red (from anger, embarrassment, etc.)
His face turned bright red from embarrassment.
- 真っ赤な偽物a downright fake; a complete counterfeit
That brand-name item turned out to be a complete fake.
- 真っ赤に染まるto be dyed/tinted a deep red (sky, leaves, etc.)
The western sky was dyed a deep red by the sunset.
Expressions
- 真っ赤な嘘complete lie; outright lie