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あかさん【赤さん・紅さん】 : akasan | define meaning

akasan

Definition

Sa-Adjective

Red; scarlet; crimson

Etymology

Cognate with standard Japanese あかい【赤い・紅い】 akai "red".

Historical Ryukyuan attestations

Vocabulary of the language spoken at the Great Loo-Choo Island, in the Japan Sea (1818), by Herbert John Clifford, records "Blush (lit. red). Akássa" and "Cloth, red. Akássa nónoo".

Spelling

Orthography	Form
Kanji	赤さん紅さん
Kana	あかさん
Romanization	akasan

意味：あかい【赤い・紅い】

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Cite this entry: Read, Zachary. (2025, November 30). あかさん【赤さん・紅さん】 : akasan | define meaning. JLect: Japonic Languages and Dialects Database. Retrieved 2025, December 5, from https://www.jlect.com/entry/3843/akasan/.