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black Can you visualize an octopus dancing under the sea in this kanji?
kuroi is an adjective that describes something black or dark.
KOKU/kuro kuroi kami means black hair or dark hair. kokuban, literally
“black board,” refers (unsurprisingly) to a “blackboard.”
Radical: 黒 Number of strokes: eleven
aka (red) is a color traditionally appreciated by the Japanese, and is
red considered celebratory and energetic. It is found in the shrines and on the
SEKI/aka national flag, with the sun being red in the Japanese imagination. akai
is a general term (adjective) to describe something as being red.
sekidō (literally red road) refers to the equator.
Radical: 赤 Number of strokes: seven
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