# 赤

> 赤: red, crimson, scarlet, naked, bare, complete

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- **On'yomi readings**: セキ, シャク
- **Kun'yomi readings**: あか, あか.い, あか.らむ, あか.らめる
- **Meanings**: red, crimson, scarlet, naked, bare, complete

## Notes

A pictograph of a person above a fire. It symbolizes the color red, often associated with heat, blood, or passion. Common in compounds like sekidou (equator) and akachan (baby). It is a JLPT N5 kanji representing basic colors and the literal meaning of redness.