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黑[黒] hei1: black; dark [くろkuro; くろいkuroi]

黑: black

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黑 hēi

noun | adjective | radical 203
: black; dark
: sinister; secret; shady; illegal
: (loanword) to hack (computing)

Kun Reading

黒 | くろ kuro

noun
: black
: dark
: (Usually written using kana alone) (Manga slang) bad guy; ‘black hat’

黒い | くろい kuroi

adjective
: black
: dark
: illicit; wicked; underground

黒み | くろみ kuromi

noun
: black tinge; black color
: (Archaism) black part; dark spot

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こく koku

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紅[红] hong2: red; crimson; popular [べに beni; あか aka; あかい akai; こう kou]

紅: red

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紅 [红] hong2

noun | adjective

Kun Reading

紅 | べに beni

noun 
: deep red; crimson
: rouge; lipstick

紅 | あか aka

noun
: red; crimson; scarlet
: red-containing color (e.g. brown, pink, orange)
: (Colloquialism) Red (i.e. communist)
: (Abbreviation) red light
: (Abbreviation) red ink (i.e. in finance or proof-reading); (in) the red; () complete; total; perfect; obvious

紅 | あかい akai

adjective
: red
: Red (i.e. communist)

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紅 | こう kou

noun
: deep red; crimson

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赤chi4: red/scarlet; bare [あかaka; あかいakai]

赤: red/scarlet

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赤 chi4

noun | radical 155

Kun Reading

赤 | あか aka

noun 
: red; crimson; scarlet
: red-containing color (e.g. brown, pink, orange)
: (Colloquialism) Red (i.e. communist)
: (Abbreviation) red light
: (Abbreviation) red ink (i.e. in finance or proof-reading); (in) the red; () complete; total; perfect; obvious

赤い | あかい akai

adjective
: red
: Red (i.e. communist)

赤み | あかみ akami

noun | no-adjective
: reddish tinge; tinge of red; slight redness; blush

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せき seki; しゃく shaku

: red/scarlet; communist; bare

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