| 朱 | meaning | 'vermilion, cinnabar, scarlet, red, bloody' |
| onyomi | シュ | |
| kunyomi |
| term | pronunciation | English |
|---|---|---|
| 朱 | あけ, ひ | scarlet, red; blood |
| 朱い | あかい | red; Red (i.e. communist) |
| 朱をそそぐ | しゅをそそぐ | to flush bright red (e.g. of someone's face) |
| 朱印 | しゅいん | red seal |
| 朱印状 | しゅいんじょう | license with a red seal (licence), shogunate license to trade (licence) |
| 朱印船 | しゅいんせん | shogunate-licensed trading ship |
| 朱唇 | しゅしん | red lips |
| 朱唇皓歯 | しゅしんこうし | red lips and pearly white teeth (said of beautiful women) |
| 朱欒 | ざぼん, ザボン | shaddock, pomelo, Citrus maximus, Citrus grandis, Citrus decumana |
| 朱顔 | しゅがん | flushed face |
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