"Historical kana usage", a prescriptive method of using kana to write Japanese. Devised in the Edo period by Keichū (契沖) and taught in schools until 1946, it aims to be etymologically faithful and reflects earlier stages of the language (Heian period and earlier).

a target, a mark, a bullseye / an objective, an object (of doing something)

as far as ... is concerned; in terms of ...

the color crimson, a vivid red edging towards pink / a 伽羅 (kyara)-class incense / the safflower (Carthamus tinctorius), from which this color is extracted

a female given name / a surname

Short for 紅花 (benibana). the safflower (Carthamus tinctorius), from which this color is extracted / rouge (red cosmetic traditionally made from safflowers)

a female given name / a surname

Alternative spelling of 赤 (aka, “red”)

a female given name

silk cloth dyed an even shade of one color, often a deep gold dyed again with crimson, traditionally used as a kimono liner