あかがみ

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For pronunciation and definitions of あかがみ – see the following entry.
赤紙
[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 ,‎ . ("red paper")
(This term, あかがみ (akagami), is the hiragana spelling of the above term.)