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Variations:
細柄楓
細枝楓(sK)

 hosoekaede; hosoekaede
    ほそえかえで; ホソエカエデ
(kana only) Kyushu maple (Acer capillipes); red snakebark maple

Variations:
赤ずし
赤寿司
赤すし

 akazushi(赤zushi, 赤寿司); akasushi(赤寿司, 赤sushi)
    あかずし(赤ずし, 赤寿司); あかすし(赤寿司, 赤すし)
{food} sushi rice with red shiso and pickled cucumber (Akita specialty)

Variations:
赤だし
赤出汁
赤出し

 akadashi
    あかだし
{food} soup made with red miso paste; red miso soup

Variations:
赤らむ
赧らむ(rK)

 akaramu
    あからむ
(v5m,vi) to become red; to redden; to blush

Variations:
赤紫蘇
赤じそ
赤ジソ

 akajiso(赤紫蘇, 赤jiso); akajiso(赤jiso)
    あかじそ(赤紫蘇, 赤じそ); あかジソ(赤ジソ)
(See 紫蘇) red shiso; red perilla

Variations:
赤行嚢
赤行囊(oK)

 akakounou / akakono
    あかこうのう
(archaism) red mail bag

Variations:
赤黒い
赭黒い(oK)

 akaguroi
    あかぐろい
(adjective) dark red; dark brown; reddish brown

Variations:
里言葉
里ことば
里詞

 satokotoba
    さとことば
(1) {ling} countryside dialect; (2) {ling} sociolect or secret language used by prostitutes in red-light districts during the Edo period

Variations:
雛罌粟
雛芥子(rK)

 hinageshi; hinageshi
    ひなげし; ヒナゲシ
(kana only) common poppy (Papaver rhoeas); corn poppy; field poppy; red poppy

Variations:
コチュジャン
コチジャン

 kochujan; kochijan
    コチュジャン; コチジャン
{food} gochujang (Korean red chili paste) (kor:)

マダガスカルメンフクロウ

see styles
 madagasukarumenfukurou / madagasukarumenfukuro
    マダガスカルメンフクロウ
(kana only) Madagascar red owl (Tyto soumagnei); Madagascar grass owl; Sourmange's owl; red owl

Variations:
レッドアイ
レッド・アイ

 reddoai; reddo ai
    レッドアイ; レッド・アイ
red eye (cocktail)

Variations:
千歳飴
千歳あめ(sK)

 chitoseame
    ちとせあめ
red and white candy stick sold at children's festivals

日本赤十字北海道看護大学

see styles
 nipponsekijuujihokkaidoukangodaigaku / nipponsekijujihokkaidokangodaigaku
    にっぽんせきじゅうじほっかいどうかんごだいがく
(org) Japanese Red Cross Hokkaido College of Nursing; (o) Japanese Red Cross Hokkaido College of Nursing

朝焼けは雨、夕焼けは晴れ

 asayakehaame、yuuyakehahare / asayakehame、yuyakehahare
    あさやけはあめ、ゆうやけははれ
(expression) (idiom) Red sky at night, sailors delight; red sky in morning, sailors take warning; Red sky at night, shepherds delight; red sky in morning, shepherds take warning

Variations:
木綿
木棉(rK)

 momen(木綿)(p); kiwata
    もめん(木綿)(P); きわた
(1) cotton (material); (2) (きわた only) (kana only) (See パンヤの木) red silk-cotton tree (Bombax ceiba)

Variations:
瑠璃
琉璃(rK)

 ruri
    るり
(1) lapis lazuli; (2) (abbreviation) (See 瑠璃色) lapis lazuli (color); (3) (abbreviation) (See 吠瑠璃) beryl; (4) (abbreviation) (See 小瑠璃,大瑠璃,瑠璃鶲) mall blue passerine bird (esp. the blue-and-white flycatcher and the Siberian blue robin, but also the red-flanked bluetail); (5) (rare) glass

Variations:
緋鹿の子
緋鹿子(io)

 higanoko
    ひがのこ
(See 鹿の子・1) cloth tie-dyed with a scarlet red dappled pattern

Variations:
茹で海老
茹海老(io)

 yudeebi
    ゆでえび
(See 海老) boiled red prawn, shrimp, lobster, etc. (sometimes used as a New Year decoration)

Variations:
赤とんぼ
赤蜻蛉(rK)

 akatonbo
    あかとんぼ
(1) (small) red dragonfly; (2) darter (any dragonfly of genus Sympetrum, esp. the autumn darter, Sympetrum frequens); meadowhawk

Variations:
赤み
赤味(ateji)

 akami
    あかみ
reddish tinge; tinge of red; slight redness; reddishness; blush

赤信号皆で渡れば怖くない

see styles
 akashingouminnadewatarebakowakunai / akashingominnadewatarebakowakunai
    あかしんごうみんなでわたればこわくない
(exp,adj-i) (proverb) if everyone crosses against the red light together, there's nothing to be afraid of; there's no reason to feel guilty about doing something bad if everyone does it

Variations:
赤魚鯛
阿候鯛
あこう鯛

 akoudai; akoudai / akodai; akodai
    あこうだい; アコウダイ
(1) (kana only) Matsubara's red rockfish (Sebastes matsubarae); (2) (ktb:) {food} red rockfish; red scorpionfish

Variations:
ゆかりご飯
紫ご飯
紫御飯

 yukarigohan
    ゆかりごはん
{food} rice sprinkled with red perilla

レッド・オクトーバーを追え

 reddookutoobaaooe / reddookutoobaooe
    レッドオクトーバーをおえ
(work) The Hunt for Red October (1984 novel by Tom Clancy); (wk) The Hunt for Red October (1984 novel by Tom Clancy)

レッドシーゴートフィッシュ

see styles
 reddoshiigootofisshu / reddoshigootofisshu
    レッドシーゴートフィッシュ
Red Sea goatfish (Parupeneus forsskali)

Variations:
唐辛子
唐芥子
蕃椒

 tougarashi(p); tongarashi(唐辛子); banshou(蕃椒); tougarashi / togarashi(p); tongarashi(唐辛子); bansho(蕃椒); togarashi
    とうがらし(P); とんがらし(唐辛子); ばんしょう(蕃椒); トウガラシ
(1) (See ピーマン) capsicum (Capsicum annuum, esp. the cultivated chili peppers); chili pepper (chile, chilli); cayenne; red pepper; (2) (abbreviation) (See 七味唐辛子) shichimi pepper

Variations:
夕焼け
夕焼(io)

 yuuyake / yuyake
    ゆうやけ
evening glow; red sunset; afterglow (of sunset)

日本赤十字九州国際看護大学

see styles
 nipponsekijuujikyuushuukokusaikangodaigaku / nipponsekijujikyushukokusaikangodaigaku
    にっぽんせきじゅうじきゅうしゅうこくさいかんごだいがく
(org) Japanese Red Cross Kyushu International College of Nursing; (o) Japanese Red Cross Kyushu International College of Nursing

Variations:
浮世
浮き世
憂き世
憂世

 ukiyo; fusei(浮世) / ukiyo; fuse(浮世)
    うきよ; ふせい(浮世)
(1) fleeting life; this transient world; floating world; (2) (esp. 憂き世) sad world; world of grief and worry; (3) the world of the living; this life; this world; the present world; (4) (the world of the) red light districts

Variations:
舌平目(ateji)
舌鮃

 shitabirame; shitabirame
    したびらめ; シタビラメ
(1) (kana only) (See ウシノシタ・2) sole (any fish of the families Cynoglossidae and Soleidae); (2) (kana only) (See アカシタビラメ) red tonguesole (Cynoglossus joyneri)

Variations:
赤ウインナー
赤ウィンナー

 akauinnaa(赤uinnaa); akainnaa(赤innaa) / akauinna(赤uinna); akainna(赤inna)
    あかウインナー(赤ウインナー); あかウィンナー(赤ウィンナー)
red Vienna sausage

Variations:
赤エイ
赤えい
赤鱝
赤鱏

 akaei(赤ei); akaei(赤ei, 赤鱝, 赤鱏); akaei / akae(赤e); akae(赤e, 赤鱝, 赤鱏); akae
    あかエイ(赤エイ); あかえい(赤えい, 赤鱝, 赤鱏); アカエイ
(kana only) red stingray (Dasyatis akajei)

Variations:
赤ひげ
赤髭
赤鬚(rK)

 akahige; akahige(sk)
    あかひげ; アカヒゲ(sk)
(1) red beard; person with a red beard; (2) (derogatory term) Westerner; (3) (kana only) Ryukyu robin (Erithacus komadori)

Variations:
赤みがかった
赤味がかった

 akamigakatta
    あかみがかった
(can act as adjective) reddish; tinged with red; rufous

Variations:
赤みを帯びた
赤味を帯びた

 akamioobita
    あかみをおびた
(exp,adj-f) tinged with red; reddish

Variations:
赤方偏移
赤方変位(rK)

 sekihouheni / sekihoheni
    せきほうへんい
{physics} (See 青方偏移) red shift; redshift

Variations:
赤酸塊
赤すぐり
赤スグリ

 akasuguri(赤酸塊, 赤suguri); akasuguri(赤suguri); akasuguri
    あかすぐり(赤酸塊, 赤すぐり); あかスグリ(赤スグリ); アカスグリ
redcurrant (Ribes rubrum); red currant

Variations:
郭言葉
廓言葉
郭詞
廓詞

 kuruwakotoba
    くるわことば
(archaism) {ling} sociolect or secret language used by prostitutes in red-light districts (Edo period); vulgar words used by prostitutes (Edo period)

Variations:
スミスネズミ
スミス・ネズミ

 sumisunezumi; sumisu nezumi
    スミスネズミ; スミス・ネズミ
Smith's red-backed vole (Eothenomys smithii); Smith's vole

ソハールサージャンフィッシュ

see styles
 sohaarusaajanfisshu / soharusajanfisshu
    ソハールサージャンフィッシュ
sohal surgeonfish (Acanthurus sohal, species of tang found from the Red Sea to the Persian Gulf); Red Sea surgeonfish; sohal tang

ソハールサージョンフィッシュ

see styles
 sohaarusaajonfisshu / soharusajonfisshu
    ソハールサージョンフィッシュ
sohal surgeonfish (Acanthurus sohal, species of tang found from the Red Sea to the Persian Gulf); Red Sea surgeonfish; sohal tang

ブラックサージャンフィッシュ

see styles
 burakkusaajanfisshu / burakkusajanfisshu
    ブラックサージャンフィッシュ
black surgeonfish (Acanthurus gahhm, species of tang endemic to the Red Sea and the Gulf of Aden in the western Indian Ocean)

ブラックサージョンフィッシュ

see styles
 burakkusaajonfisshu / burakkusajonfisshu
    ブラックサージョンフィッシュ
black surgeonfish (Acanthurus gahhm, species of tang endemic to the Red Sea and the Gulf of Aden in the western Indian Ocean)

Variations:
ライトレッド
ライト・レッド

 raitoreddo; raito reddo
    ライトレッド; ライト・レッド
(noun - becomes adjective with の) light red

Variations:
レッド
レット

 reddo(p); retto(sk)
    レッド(P); レット(sk)
(noun - becomes adjective with の) red

Variations:
レッドカード
レッド・カード

 reddokaado; reddo kaado / reddokado; reddo kado
    レッドカード; レッド・カード
{sports} red card

Variations:
レッドカレー
レッド・カレー

 reddokaree; reddo karee
    レッドカレー; レッド・カレー
(Thai) red curry

レッドシー・バナーフィッシュ

 reddoshii banaafisshu / reddoshi banafisshu
    レッドシー・バナーフィッシュ
Red Sea bannerfish (Heniochus intermedius)

Variations:
レッドシフト
レッド・シフト

 reddoshifuto; reddo shifuto
    レッドシフト; レッド・シフト
{physics} (See 赤方偏移) red shift; redshift

Variations:
レッドゾーン
レッド・ゾーン

 reddozoon; reddo zoon
    レッドゾーン; レッド・ゾーン
red zone

Variations:
レッドテープ
レッド・テープ

 reddoteepu; reddo teepu
    レッドテープ; レッド・テープ
red tape

レッドテールブラックシャーク

see styles
 reddoteeruburakkushaaku / reddoteeruburakkushaku
    レッドテールブラックシャーク
red-tailed black shark (Epalzeorhynchos bicolor)

Variations:
レッドパージ
レッド・パージ

 reddopaaji; reddo paaji / reddopaji; reddo paji
    レッドパージ; レッド・パージ
(hist) red purge

Variations:
レッドバナナ
レッド・バナナ

 reddobanana; reddo banana
    レッドバナナ; レッド・バナナ
red banana; red Dacca banana

Variations:
レッドブック
レッド・ブック

 reddobukku; reddo bukku
    レッドブック; レッド・ブック
{comp} Red Book

Variations:
レッドミート
レッド・ミート

 reddomiito; reddo miito / reddomito; reddo mito
    レッドミート; レッド・ミート
red meat

Variations:
レッドライン
レッド・ライン

 reddorain; reddo rain
    レッドライン; レッド・ライン
(1) red line; line in the sand; (2) {sports} red line (ice hockey); center line; centre line

Variations:
レッドリスト
レッド・リスト

 reddorisuto; reddo risuto
    レッドリスト; レッド・リスト
Red List (e.g. IUCN Red List of Threatened Species)

Variations:
レッドロビン
レッド・ロビン

 reddorobin; reddo robin
    レッドロビン; レッド・ロビン
Red Robin (cultivar of Photinia x fraseri)

Variations:
ワインレッド
ワイン・レッド

 wainreddo; wain reddo
    ワインレッド; ワイン・レッド
(noun - becomes adjective with の) wine red

Variations:
圷ねぎ
圷葱
圷ネギ(sK)

 akutsunegi
    あくつねぎ
(rare) red variety of Welsh onion grown in Ibaraki Prefecture

Variations:
坊ちゃん団子
坊っちゃん団子

 bocchandango
    ぼっちゃんだんご
{food} (See 団子・1) Botchan dango; tricolor dango on a skewer (matcha, egg yolk, and red bean paste)

Variations:
座敷わらし
座敷童子
座敷童

 zashikiwarashi
    ざしきわらし
protective household deity in Tōhoku, appearing as a red-faced child spirit with bobbed hair

Variations:
歌舞伎
歌舞妓(rK)

 kabuki
    かぶき
kabuki; traditional form of drama and music performed by male actors wearing makeup mainly in white and red

Variations:
油虫
あぶら虫
蚜虫(oK)

 aburamushi; aburamushi
    あぶらむし; アブラムシ
(1) (kana only) aphid; plant louse; (2) (ksb:) (See ゴキブリ) cockroach; (3) (rare) (See 油蝙蝠) Japanese house bat (Pipistrellus abramus); (4) hanger-on; parasite; (5) (archaism) visitor to a red-light district who's only there to look

Variations:
焼ける
灼ける
妬ける

 yakeru
    やける
(v1,vi) (1) (焼ける only) to burn; to be roasted; to be heated; to be sunburnt; to fade (in the sun); to glow red (i.e. of the sky at sunset); (v1,vi) (2) to be jealous; to be envious

Variations:
紅葉
黄葉
椛(rK)

 momiji(p); momiji
    もみじ(P); モミジ
(1) (See カエデ) maple (tree); (n,vs,vi) (2) (See 紅葉・こうよう) red leaves (of autumn); autumn colors; leaves changing color; (3) (See 紅葉襲) layered colors in garments, resembling autumn colors; (4) (See 鹿肉) venison

Variations:



緋(oK)

 aka
    あか
(noun - becomes adjective with の) (1) red; crimson; scarlet; (2) red-containing colour (e.g. brown, pink, orange); (3) (colloquialism) (often written as アカ) Red (i.e. communist); (4) (abbreviation) (See 赤信号・1) red light (traffic); (5) (abbreviation) (See 赤字・1,赤字・2) red ink (i.e. in finance or proof-reading); (in) the red; (can be adjective with の) (6) (See 赤の他人) complete; total; perfect; obvious; (7) (赤 only) (abbreviation) (See 銅・あかがね・1) copper; (8) (abbreviation) {hanaf} (See あかたん) red 5-point card

Variations:
赤きは酒の咎
赤きは酒のとが

 akakihasakenotoga
    あかきはさけのとが
(expression) (proverb) it's not my fault; this red face is the alcohol's fault

鐃准ペワ申鐃緒申鐃緒申鐃緒申

see styles
 鐃准pewa申鐃緒申鐃緒申鐃緒申
    鐃准ペワ申鐃緒申鐃緒申鐃緒申
(1) {food} spaghetti aglio, olio e peperoncino; spaghetti aglio e olio; spaghetti with garlic, olive oil, and dried red chili flakes; (2) (orig. meaning) (See 鐃緒申瓢辧鐃?) capsicum (ita: peperoncino); chili pepper; cayenne; red pepper

Variations:
お役所仕事
御役所仕事(sK)

 oyakushoshigoto
    おやくしょしごと
bureaucratic routine; red tape

Variations:
しば漬け
しば漬
柴漬け
柴漬

 shibazuke
    しばづけ
{food} Kyoto-style chopped vegetables pickled in salt with red shiso leaves

ブラック・サージャンフィッシュ

 burakku saajanfisshu / burakku sajanfisshu
    ブラック・サージャンフィッシュ
black surgeonfish (Acanthurus gahhm, species of tang endemic to the Red Sea and the Gulf of Aden in the western Indian Ocean)

Variations:
ルビー蝋虫
ルビー蠟虫(oK)

 rubiiroumushi / rubiromushi
    ルビーろうむし
red wax scale

Variations:
ルビー蝋虫
ルビー蠟虫(sK)

 rubiiroumushi / rubiromushi
    ルビーろうむし
red wax scale

Variations:
似我蜂(rK)
ジガ蜂(sK)

 jigabachi; jigabachi
    ジガバチ; じがばち
(1) (kana only) red-banded sand wasp (Ammophila sabulosa); (2) (kana only) thread-waisted wasp (any wasp of family Sphecidae, incl. digger wasps and mud daubers)

機關算盡太聰明,反算了卿卿性命


机关算尽太聪明,反算了卿卿性命

jī guān suàn jìn tài cōng ming , fǎn suàn le qīng qīng xìng mìng
    ji1 guan1 suan4 jin4 tai4 cong1 ming5 , fan3 suan4 le5 qing1 qing1 xing4 ming4
chi kuan suan chin t`ai ts`ung ming , fan suan le ch`ing ch`ing hsing ming
    chi kuan suan chin tai tsung ming , fan suan le ching ching hsing ming
if one is too calculating, it will be the cause of one's own undoing (famous line in "A Dream of Red Mansions" 紅樓夢|红楼梦[Hong2 lou2 Meng4])

Variations:
色づく
色付く
色ずく(sK)

 irozuku
    いろづく
(v5k,vi) (1) to change color (of leaves in autumn); to turn red; to turn yellow; (v5k,vi) (2) to ripen (and change color); (v5k,vi) (3) to become sexually aware; to reach puberty

Variations:
コーンスネーク
コーン・スネーク

 koonsuneeku; koon suneeku
    コーンスネーク; コーン・スネーク
corn snake (Pantherophis guttatus); red rat snake

Variations:
コンゴーレッド
コンゴー・レッド

 kongooreddo; kongoo reddo
    コンゴーレッド; コンゴー・レッド
Congo red

Variations:
コンビニワープ
コンビニ・ワープ

 konbiniwaapu; konbini waapu / konbiniwapu; konbini wapu
    コンビニワープ; コンビニ・ワープ
(joc) (slang) (taking a) shortcut through the parking lot of a convenience store (to get past a red light)

Variations:
シグナルレッド
シグナル・レッド

 shigunarureddo; shigunaru reddo
    シグナルレッド; シグナル・レッド
signal red

Variations:
シュールージュ
シュー・ルージュ

 shuuruuju; shuu ruuju / shuruju; shu ruju
    シュールージュ; シュー・ルージュ
(rare) {food} (See 赤キャベツ) red cabbage (fre: chou rouge); blaukraut

Variations:
レッサーパンダ
レッサー・パンダ

 ressaapanda; ressaa panda / ressapanda; ressa panda
    レッサーパンダ; レッサー・パンダ
red panda (Ailurus fulgens); lesser panda

Variations:
レッドアローズ
レッド・アローズ

 reddoaroozu; reddo aroozu
    レッドアローズ; レッド・アローズ
(org) Red Arrows (aerobatics display team)

Variations:
レッドキャベツ
レッド・キャベツ

 reddokyabetsu; reddo kyabetsu
    レッドキャベツ; レッド・キャベツ
red cabbage

レッドテール・ブラック・シャーク

 reddoteeru burakku shaaku / reddoteeru burakku shaku
    レッドテール・ブラック・シャーク
red-tailed black shark (Epalzeorhynchos bicolor)

レッドバックバタフライフィッシュ

see styles
 reddobakkubatafuraifisshu
    レッドバックバタフライフィッシュ
Eritrean butterflyfish (Chaetodon paucifasciatus); crown butterflyfish; Red Sea chevron butterflyfish

Variations:
レッドペッパー
レッド・ペッパー

 reddopeppaa; reddo peppaa / reddopeppa; reddo peppa
    レッドペッパー; レッド・ペッパー
red pepper

Variations:
蘇芳
蘇枋(rK)
蘇方(rK)

 suou; suou / suo; suo
    すおう; スオウ
(1) sappanwood (Caesalpinia sappan); (2) sappanwood dye (red in colour); (3) layered colour (light brown on the front, dark red beneath)

Variations:
赤短
赤タン
赤たん
赤丹
赤冊

 akatan(赤短, 赤tan, 赤丹, 赤冊); akatan(赤tan)
    あかたん(赤短, 赤たん, 赤丹, 赤冊); あかタン(赤タン)
(1) {hanaf} (See 短冊・1) 5-point card with a red tanzaku; red ribbon card; (2) {hanaf} the three 5-point cards with ribbons (high-scoring meld)

Variations:
雪兎
雪うさぎ
雪ウサギ(sK)

 yukiusagi; yukiusagi
    ゆきうさぎ; ユキウサギ
(1) (kana only) mountain hare (Lepus timidus); blue hare; white hare; alpine hare; (2) rabbit made of snow with leaves for ears and red berries for eyes

Variations:
餡ドーナツ
餡ドーナッツ(sK)

 andoonatsu; andoonattsu(sk); andoonatsu(sk)
    あんドーナツ; あんドーナッツ(sk); アンドーナツ(sk)
(kana only) {food} doughnut filled with red bean paste

イエローイアーエンジェルフィッシュ

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 ierooiaaenjerufisshu / ierooiaenjerufisshu
    イエローイアーエンジェルフィッシュ
yellow-ear angelfish (Apolemichthys xanthotis); Red Sea angelfish

デスジャーディンズセイルフィンタン

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 desujaadinzuseirufintan / desujadinzuserufintan
    デスジャーディンズセイルフィンタン
Desjardin's sailfin tang (Zebrasoma desjardinii, species of Indian Ocean tang); Indian sail-fin surgeonfish; Red Sea sailfin tang

Variations:
レッドパージ
レッド・パージ

 reddopaaji(p); reddo paaji / reddopaji(p); reddo paji
    レッドパージ(P); レッド・パージ
red purge

Variations:
浮世
浮き世
憂き世
うき世
憂世

 ukiyo; fusei(浮世) / ukiyo; fuse(浮世)
    うきよ; ふせい(浮世)
(1) fleeting life; this transient world; floating world; (2) (esp. 憂き世) sad world; world of grief and worry; (3) the world of the living; this life; this world; the present world; (4) (the world of the) red light districts

Variations:
真っ赤
まっ赤
真赤(io)

 makka
    まっか
(noun or adjectival noun) (1) bright red; deep red; flushed (of face); (adjectival noun) (2) downright (e.g. lie); complete; utter

Variations:
赤みがかる
赤味がかる
赤味掛かる

 akamigakaru
    あかみがかる
(exp,v5r) to be tinged red

Entries with 2nd row of characters: The 2nd row is Simplified Chinese.

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