韓紅

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Japanese

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Kanji in this term
から
Grade: S
くれない
Grade: 6
kun'yomi
Alternative spelling
唐紅

Etymology

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From (Kara, Korea, obsolete in modern Japanese) +‎ (kurenai, crimson); as the dye was imported from mainland China via trade with neighborhooding Korean kingdoms at the time.

Pronunciation

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Noun

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(から)(くれない) (Kara-kurenaiからくれなゐ (karakurenawi)?

  1. Chinese red; deep crimson
    Hypernym: 中紅 (naka-kurenai)

References

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  1. 1.0 1.1 Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 (in Japanese), Third edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN
  2. ^ Princess Shikishi, Hiroaki Sato (1993) String of Beads: Complete Poems of Princess Shikishi, illustrated edition, University of Hawaii Press, →ISBN, page 86