noun, noun which may take the genitive case particle 'no'
blue and red; azure and crimson
A literary or poetic term for the combination of blue and red, often evoking vivid contrast. Used as a noun or with の to modify another noun.
A blue and red banner was fluttering in the wind.
夕焼けの空は蒼紅に染まっていた。
The sunset sky was dyed in azure and crimson.
Literary kanji compound; not common in everyday writing. No kana-only spelling, and the word is normally encountered in written contexts are specified.
Compound of 蒼 (deep blue, azure) and 紅 (crimson, red). The exact historical derivation is uncertain; the spelling is conventionally associated with the meaning 'blue and red' in literary usage.