This site will be taken down March 31st, 2026.

This was not an easy decision to make. For the last couple years, I have been struggling to find motivation for this site and to keep up with basic maintenance and security updates. With the rise of AI and more sophisticated tools, the usefulness of sites like this is questionable and traffic has nose-dived. I just don't have it in me to keep doing this. Thank you all for 10 years of support!

Zach

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あけ、ひ
scarlet; red; blood
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紅、朱、緋
あか
red; crimson; scarlet; red-containing colour (e.g. brown, pink, orange); Red (i.e. communist); red light; red ink (i.e. in finance or proof-reading); (in) the red; complete; total; perfect; obvious; copper
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しゅ
cinnabar; vermillion; red; slightly-orange red; red pigment (and ink made from same); red text (as used to correct documents)
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朱雀

すざく、すじゃく、しゅじゃく
Vermilion Bird (god said to rule over the southern heavens); seven mansions (Chinese constellations) of the southern heavens
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朱印

しゅいん
red seal
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朱子学

しゅしがく
neo-Confucianism (based on the teachings of Zhu Xi and his followers)
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朱色

しゅいろ
vermilion; scarlet
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朱鷺、桃花鳥
とき、しゅろ、つき、トキ
Japanese crested ibis (Nipponia nippon); crested ibis
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丹朱

たんしゅ
cinnabar; vermilion
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御朱印

ご朱印
ごしゅいん
letter bearing the shogun's scarlet seal