紅一点

Etymology

From a line in Ode to a Pomegranate Tree (咏石榴詩) by Song Dynasty-era poet Wang Anshi, 「万緑叢中紅一点、動人春色不須多」, which describes a single red flower blooming in the vast surrounding area.

Pronunciation

• On’yomi: Kan’on
  • (Tokyo) こ​ーいってん [kóꜜòìttèǹ] (Atamadaka – [1])
  • IPA^(key): [ko̞ːit̚tẽ̞ɴ]

• On’yomi: Kan’on
  • (Tokyo) こ​ー [kóꜜò] (Atamadaka – [1])
  • IPA^(key): [ko̞ː]

• On’yomi: Kan’on
  • (Tokyo) いってん [ìttéń] (Heiban – [0])
  • (Tokyo) いって​ん [ìttéꜜǹ] (Nakadaka – [3])
  • IPA^(key): [it̚tẽ̞ɴ]

Noun

紅一点 (hiragana こういってん, rōmaji kōitten)

1. something that stands out among many other things
2. (figuratively) a single woman among many men
   • 2004 December 18, “E・HEROエレメンタルヒーロー バーストレディ [Elemental HERO Burstlady]”, in PREMIUM PACK 8 (in Japanese), Konami:

     炎ほのおを操あやつるE・HEROエレメンタルヒーローの紅こう一いっ点てん。紅ぐ蓮れんの炎ほのお、バーストファイヤーが悪あくを焼やき尽つくす。

     Honō o ayatsuru Erementaru HĪRŌ no kōitten. Guren no honō, Bāsutofaiyā ga aku o yakitsukusu.

     The sole female member of the Elemental HEROes who manipulates fire. Burstfire, her crimson fire attack, burns away evil.

See also

• 万 (ばん)緑 (りょく)叢 (そう)中 (ちゅう)紅 (こう)一 (いっ)点 (てん) (banryoku sōchū kōitten)