漢字Kanji · in Textiles, Plants & Food
緋: scarlet, cardinal
JLPT N114 strokesName kanji (jinmeiyō)Your ink: 白 Not met
糸 carries the meaning · 非 is drawn in
14 strokes
One reading, and the words that use it
ヒhi · on'yomi · in compounds
- 緋ひscarlet; crimson; cardinal red
- 緋鯉ひごいred carp; golden carp
- 緋威ひおどしscarlet bindings used with a traditional…
Also read あけ, あか, with no example words in our sources. Words: JMdict, EDRDG, CC BY-SA 4.0.
成り立ち
Where it comes from
Memory story · made up to help you remember
“Everything is connected! This radical represents the invisible threads that tie us together—our relationships, the fine "silk" of our words, and the intricate weaving of our personal histories.”
繋がり
Connections
Ink shades, lightest to darkest: 白 Not met, 淡 Met, 中 Learning, 濃 Familiar, 印 Mastered
Easy to confuse
The difference, side by side緋 scarlet · 糸
vs罪 guilt · 罒In ChineseSimplified 绯 · traditional, as in Japanese · fēi
Japan keeps the traditional form 緋; mainland China simplifies it to 绯.
- Simplified
- 绯 mainland China, Singapore
- Traditional
- 緋 Taiwan, Hong Kong
Pinyin fēi most common reading
Forms and pinyin: Unicode Unihan database (Unicode License v3). Pinyin lists the most common reading, not every reading.
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