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朱: vermilion

vermilion; red
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Readings

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しゅ: 朱色(しゅいろ) "vermilion", 朱肉(しゅにく) "red ink pad", 朱印(しゅいん) "red seal", 御朱印(ごしゅいん) "shrine stamp". 朱(あけ) "scarlet" (literary).

Stroke order · 6 strokes

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Key words

朱印しゅいんred seal
朱肉しゅにくred ink pad (for seals)
朱色しゅいろvermilion
御朱印ごしゅいんshrine or temple seal stamp
朱あけvermilion; scarlet

Example sentences

Whenever I travel, I get goshuin stamps at shrines and temples.

I wrote my name on the document and pressed my seal with red ink.

Lit by the setting sun, the torii gate glowed vermilion.

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