What does 赤 mean?
赤 is a Japanese noun meaning “red” in English. It can also be translated as “red-containing colour (e.g. brown, pink, orange), Red (i.e. communist), red light (traffic)” depending on context. It is written as 赤 in kanji, あか in hiragana, and aka in romaji. This word is part of JLPT N5 vocabulary.
Example sentences
信号機が赤の間は道路を渡るな。
Don't cross the road when the signal is red.
サダムが脅威でないなどと言うのは、赤がかった反戦運動の人達くらい。
It's only the anti-war pinkos who say things like Saddam isn't a threat.