Meaning

Vermilion, Cinnabar, Scarlet, Red, Bloody

Readings

Radical

木 — tree (Kangxi radical #75)

Components

• 丿
• 未 — Un-

Example sentences

• 朱肉をお借りしてもよろしいですか。May I use your ink pad?
• 満面朱をそそいで怒った。He went red in the face with rage.
• 朱に交われば赤くなる。He who touches pitch shall be defiled therewith.

Appears in

• 株 — Stocks
• 殊 — Particularly
• 珠 — Pearl