How to say red in Japanese

赤い^☆【あかいakai】紅い^☆・朱い^old・緋い^old・丹い^old・赭い^old Inflection: adjective:
red; crimson; scarlet; vermilion; vermillion - 紅い is esp. for scarlet
Red; communist
beautiful - archaism

Example Sentences

赤いakai 冷蔵庫reizouko をwo 見mi たta ことkoto がga ないnai。: I've never seen a red refrigerator.
赤aka 鉛筆enpitsu をwo 忘れたwasureta 子どもkodomo にはniha、きちんとkichinto 借りkari にni 来させたkitasaseta。: I made sure that children who'd forgotten their red pencil came to borrow one.
ニワトリNIWATORI のno 赤くakaku 立派なrippanaトサカTOSAKAはha 性別seibetsu やya 種類shurui をwo 見分けるmiwakeru ときtoki にni 役立っているyakudatteiru とto 考えられているkangaerareteiru。: The cockerel's splendid red cockscomb is thought to play a part in determining gender and breed.
中央chuuou にはniha 机tsukue がga 据えられていてsuerareteite、赤いakai 革張りkawabari のno 回転椅子kaiten'isu がga そえてsoete あったatta。: A desk stood in the centre, with a red leather swivel-chair.
あなたanata のno 引いたhiita カードKAADO はha 赤aka のno マークMAAKU ですdesu ねne。: The card you drew was a red, wasn't it?

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