朱

しゅ

Meanings

1. Noun vermillion (colour); cinnabar; red orange
2. vermillion (pigment)
3. cinnabar ink stick See also: 朱墨 (しゅずみ).
4. correction written in red ink

Kanji

• 朱 scarlet. Read as シュ.

Example sentences

• 満面朱をそそいで怒った。
  He went red in the face with rage.

Words containing 朱

• 朱印状 (しゅいんじょう) license with a red seal (licence)
• 御朱印 (ごしゅいん) goshuin
• 朱雀 (すざく) Vermilion Bird (god said to rule over the southern heavens)

And 40 more.

Jinuma: Japanese Dictionary · Word lists