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赤あか

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あか

Meaning

1. ①
  
  red; crimson; scarlet
  
  信号機しんごうきが赤あかの間あいだは道路どうろを渡わたるな。
  
  Don't cross the road when the signal is red.
2. ②
  
  red-containing colour (e.g. brown, pink, orange)
3. ③
  
  Red (i.e. communist)
  
  often written as アカ
  
  サダムが脅威きょういでないなどと言いうのは、赤あかがかった反戦運動はんせんうんどうの人達ひとたちくらい。
  
  It's only the anti-war pinkos who say things like Saddam isn't a threat.
4. ④
  
  red light (traffic)
  
  See also: 赤信号 (あかしんごう)
5. ⑤
  
  red ink (i.e. in finance or proof-reading); (in) the red
  
  See also: 赤字 (あかじ), 赤字 (あかじ)
6. ⑥
  
  complete; total; perfect; obvious
  
  See also: 赤の他人 (あかのたにん)
7. ⑦
  
  copper
  
  Only applies to 赤
  
  See also: 銅 (どう)
8. ⑧
  
  hanafuda
  
  red 5-point card
  
  See also: 赤短 (あかたん)
1. ①
  
  EN Red is the color at the longer-wavelengths end of the spectrum of visible light next to orange, at the opposite end from violet.
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