vermilion

1. Origins, structure, and basic meaning

• Structure: 朱 has 6 strokes and refers to vermilion.
• Basic usage: 朱色 is read しゅいろ, and 朱肉 is read しゅにく.

2. Common pitfalls and similar expressions

• A color and ink for a seal
  • In 朱色に塗った and 朱色に染まっている, に marks the resulting color after painting or becoming colored.
  • 朱肉 is the red ink used on a seal. 朱肉を付け直した means that the ink was applied again.