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Kanji for Crimson
The kanji for “crimson” is 紅, read kou and written in 9 strokes. Here is what it means, how it is read, and the names it is used in.
crimson
Deep red, the color of autumn leaves and passion.
9 strokes On reading コウ、ク (kou, ku) Kun reading べに、くれない、あかい (beni, kurenai, akai) JLPT N2
Dictionary meanings: crimson, deep red
Readings used for names on Nazuke: ku, kure, kou, beni
In Japan it appears in about 530 given names in the JMnedict name dictionary, mostly in girls’ names.
Names written with 紅: Clement 紅芽音 · Clemente 紅芽知生 · Gregoria 紅悟里安 · Gregorio 紅悟里緒 · Cleopatra 紅緒葉虎 · Clementine 紅芽楽音
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