赤い（あかい）
JLPT N5 · i-adjective
Pitch accent: heiban (flat) — starts low, stays high, no drop
Meaning: red
Conjugation
| Form | Japanese | Reading |
|---|---|---|
| te-form | 赤くて | あかくて |
| ta-form (past) | 赤かった | あかかった |
| nai-form (negative) | 赤くない | あかくない |
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Example sentences
- 赤いりんごを一つ食べた。 — I ate a red apple.
- 夕日で空が赤くなった。 — The sunset turned the sky red.
Idioms & proverbs containing “赤い”
- 隣の花は赤い (となりのはなはあかい) — the grass is always greener on the other side of the fence; the neighbour's flowers are redder
- 人の花は赤い (ひとのはなはあかい) — the grass is always greener on the other side of the fence; other people's flowers are redder
- 赤い糸で結ばれる (あかいいとでむすばれる) — to be meant for each other (of a man and woman); to be connected through fate; to be destined to marry (each other); to be tied by the red string (of fate)
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