茜
茜 — Madder
madder, red dye, Turkey red
On’yomiセン (sen)
Kun’yomiあかね (akane)
Stroke order (9 strokes)
Watch the strokes draw themselves in the correct order — numbers mark where each stroke starts. Diagram from KanjiVG (CC BY-SA).
Common words using 茜
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 茜 | あかね akane | madder (esp. Japanese madder, Rubia argyi); madder (red color) |
Study notes
茜 is a JLPT N1 kanji written with 9 strokes. It is taught at secondary-school level in Japan. Ranked #2422 of the 2,500 most frequent kanji in newspapers. On’yomi (音読み) are Chinese-derived readings mostly used in compound words; kun’yomi (訓読み) are native Japanese readings, with any highlighted part written in hiragana after the kanji (okurigana).
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