The kanji 朱 primarily signifies the color red, especially a bright or vermilion red. It can also refer to things that are red in color, or to something that is related to red. It is often associated with importance, marking, or the highlighting of something significant.

・On-yomi (音読み): シュ (*shu*) ・Kun-yomi (訓読み): あか (*aka*) - red; たま (*tama*) - short for 朱玉, a thing of beauty

⚫︎朱色 Translation: Vermilion color/ Scarlet ⚫︎朱肉 Translation: Red ink (used for official seals) ⚫︎朱筆 Translation: Red pen (used for corrections or emphasis)

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The kanji 朱 is a pictographic character. The original form depicts a tree (木) with a dot (、) indicating a drop of red color, likely derived from cinnabar or red mineral. Over time, the tree component became more simplified, and it’s now written as if it is a combination of vertical and horizontal strokes.