also 赤 · 朱
- noun, takes の red; crimson; scarlet
- noun red-containing colour (e.g. brown, pink, orange)
- colloquial, often written as アカ Red (i.e. communist)
- abbreviation red light (traffic)
- abbreviation red ink (i.e. in finance or proof-reading); (in) the red
- takes の complete; total; perfect; obvious
- noun, abbreviation, hanafuda red 5-point card