赤

The color red, a financial deficit, or complete (in set phrases).

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赤い akai - i-adjective

赤の aka no - no-adjective

1 Noun, No-adjective

The color red

Refers to the abstract concept or category of the color red rather than describing the state of an object.

Example

信号が赤に変わった。

The traffic light changed to red.

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2 Noun

Deficit / In the red

Indicates a financial loss or negative balance, originating from the bookkeeping tradition of recording losses in red ink.

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3 Noun (used as a modifier)

Complete / Total

Acts as an intensifier to denote something that is total, absolute, or obvious within specific idioms.

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赤

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The color red, a financial deficit, or complete (in set phrases).

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