真っ赤

まっか

deep red

Mnemonic

True red with nothing else mixed into it. The same まっ as 真っ直ぐ and the same car あか as 赤, and his whole face had gone that colour: まっか.

Built from

真

truth, real

A lid over something set down straight and true underneath it. Nothing altered on the way.

赤

red

大 a big figure standing over 火 a fire, taking the colour off it.

Words sharing these kanji

写真 photograph 真剣 serious, sincere 真面目 serious, earnest 真実 truth, reality 真似 imitation, mimicry 真っ直ぐ straight ahead, straightforward 赤い red 赤 red

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