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紅 means 'deep red'

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Strokes : 9    Frequency: 1062   JLPT: N2    Usefulness: 4    Study set: 4-14    Grade: 6   Intermediate lesson: 47    Beginner lesson: -   Begins 127 words   Used in 173 words   Used in 646 names   Component in 1 kanji (0 Jōyō)
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   コウ   ク
Kun
   くれない deep red   べに lipstick
Kun    あか
Name    くれ   もみ
⿰   thread   work  
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In the most useful 10,000 words in Japanese, 紅 is used 7 times, read 4 ways.
Across all words in Japanese, 紅 is used 136 times, read 5 ways (with 2 variations).
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コウ : 88 words FIND ALL
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noun
black tea
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ク : 1 word FIND ALL
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noun
deep crimson
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ク (read as ぐ) : 1 word FIND ALL
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noun
crimson; crimson lotus flower
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べに : 36 words FIND ALL
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lipstick
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くれない : 6 words FIND ALL
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noun
1. deep red; crimson
2. rouge; lipstick  (this meaning is restricted to reading べに)
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あか : 3 words FIND ALL
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Most common form: 赤い
2. Red (i.e. communist)
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もみ: 1 word. FIND ALL
noun
red silk lining
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An additional 35 less common words include 紅 but the reading has not yet been categorized.
Henshall: 872 (originally: 862)  Joy o' Kanji : 862  Key to Kanji: 332 

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コウ   ク   くれない deep red   べに lipstick   
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コウ   ク    work; construction; craft   
シ   いと thread   
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