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Kanji for Scarlet
The kanji for “scarlet” is 緋, read hi and written in 14 strokes. Here is what it means, how it is read, and the names it is used in.
緋
scarlet
Brilliant scarlet red, the color of passion.
14 strokes On reading ヒ (hi) Kun reading あけ、あか (ake, aka) JLPT N1
Dictionary meanings: scarlet, cardinal
Readings used for names on Nazuke: hi
In Japan it appears in about 202 given names in the JMnedict name dictionary, mostly in girls’ names.
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