あかがみ

Japanese[edit]

For pronunciation and definitions of あかがみ – see the following entry.

[noun] [from 1797] (historical) red paper used as a charm or ward against pox (usually smallpox, also the great pox or syphilis), and pasted on the frame of oil lamps or on 仁王 (Niō, “Nio”) statues

[noun] [from 1794] a slip of red paper attached to a letter or other document to indicate urgency

[noun] [from 1904] alternative name for 赤新聞 (aka shinbun, “scandal rag, gutter press, yellow journalism”)

[noun] [from 1943] (informal) draft card (from the color of the paper stock used for these)

[noun] [from ???] (informal) a label or sticker indicating that something is under seizure or garnishment

[noun] Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see 赤,‎ 紙. ("red paper")

(This term, あかがみ, is the hiragana spelling of the above term.)