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朱 — 6 strokes ／ Radical「木」

道
4Junior high level ／ 6 strokes ／ Radical「木」
On
シュしゅ · shu
Kun
あけake
Meaning
vermilion; scarlet

STROKE ORDER

Stroke order

ORIGIN

Origin

From the red heart of a tree — vermilion, scarlet.

OFFICIAL READINGS

Readings and examples

Onシュしゅshu朱肉しゅにく朱筆しゅひつ朱塗りしゅぬり

Readings and example words from the official Jōyō kanji table.

COMPOUNDS

Compounds

  • 朱色しゅいろ

    vermilion

  • 朱印しゅいん

    red seal

EXAMPLE

Example

A sentence using this kanji

神社(じんじゃ)の門(もん)は朱色(しゅいろ)だ。

The shrine gate is vermilion.

Nearby characters

The line style shows how they connect

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CompoundRadicalReading

Compound

Map of radical 木Map of reading シュAll maps

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