Words — 57 found
1. cinnabar; vermilion
しゅび
朱引き
1. drawing red lines
2. red lines on maps marking town limits (Edo period)Historical term
3. red lines marking nouns in kanbun textsArchaic
朱引 【しゅびき】
しゅまじあか
朱に交われば赤くなる
1. people will take on the characteristics of those who surround them; spend time with the wise and you will become wise, but the friends of fools will suffer; when mixing with vermillion, one becomes redProverb
しゅちん
繻珍
1. satin with raised figuresFrom Portuguese “setim”, From Dutch; Flemish “satijn”
繻珍 【しちん】、朱珍 【しゅちん】、朱珍 【しちん】
しゅしんこうし
朱唇皓歯
1. red lips and pearly white teeth (said of beautiful women)Yojijukugo (four character compound)
まんめんしゅそそ
満面朱を注ぐ
1. to be flushed bright red (with anger or embarrassment)Idiomatic expression, Rare term