あか
aka

Noun
no-Adjective

1. red; crimson; scarlet

信号しんごうあかあいだ道路どうろわたるな。
shingōkiga akano aidawa dōrō wataruna.
Don't cross the road when the signal is red.
Noun

2. red-containing colour (e.g. brown, pink, orange)

Noun

3. Red (i.e. communist)

Colloquial
サダムが脅威きょういでないなどとうのは、赤あかがかった反戦はんせん運動うんどうひとたちくらい。
sadamuga kyōidenainadoto iu nowa akagakatta hansen'undōno hitotachikurai.
It's only the anti-war pinkos who say things like Saddam isn't a threat.
Noun

4. red light (traffic)

Abbreviation
Related to 赤信号
Noun

5. red ink (i.e. in finance or proof-reading); (in) the red

Abbreviation
Related to 赤字
no-Adjective

6. complete; total; perfect; obvious

Related to 赤の他人
Noun

7. copper

Abbreviation
Related to 銅【あかがね・1】
Noun

8. red 5-point card

Abbreviation
Hanafuda
Related to あかたん
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