Kanji
紫
kanji character
purple
violet
紫 kanji-紫 purple, violet
紫
Meaning
purple and violet
Readings
Kun'yomi
- むらさき purple
- むらさき いろ purple
- むらさき つばめ powdered oakblue (butterfly) (Narathura bazalus)
On'yomi
- し がいせん ultraviolet rays
- し こん dark purple
- し じゅほうしょう Medal of Honor with Purple Ribbon (awarded for scholarly or artistic achievement)
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Common Words
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紫 purple, violet, purple gromwell (Lithospermum erythrorhizon)... -
紫 菜 Pyropia tenera (species of edible seaweed) -
紫 色 purple, violet -
紫 外 線 ultraviolet rays, ultraviolet radiation -
紫 陽 花 bigleaf hydrangea (Hydrangea macrophylla), French hydrangea -
紫 紺 dark purple, bluish purple -
紫 綬 褒 章 Medal of Honor with Purple Ribbon (awarded for scholarly or artistic achievement) -
紫 綬 褒 賞 Medal of Honor with Purple Ribbon (awarded for scholarly or artistic achievement) -
紫 雲 purple clouds on which Amitabha rides to welcome the spirits of the dead -
紫 煙 purple smoke, tobacco smoke -
紫 外 ultraviolet, UV -
紫 蘇 shiso (Perilla frutescens var. crispa), perilla, beefsteak plant -
紫 萁 Japanese royal fern (Osmunda japonica), Asian royal fern, flowering fern -
紫 斑 purpura, purple spot -
紫 電 purple lightning, flash, swordflash -
紫 檀 rosewood, red sandalwood -
紫 蘭 Bletilla striata (purple variety of orchid) -
紫 燕 powdered oakblue (butterfly) (Narathura bazalus), purple martin (bird) (Progne subis) -
紫 闥 gate of the imperial palace, imperial court, imperial palace -
紫 貝 Soletellina diphos (species of clam) -
紫 根 gromwell root (of species Lithospermum erythrorhizon) -
紫 微 Purple Forbidden Enclosure (group of constellations in the northern sky associated with the emperor) -
紫 苑 aster (Aster tataricus), Tartarian aster, Michaelmas daisy -
紫 菀 aster (Aster tataricus), Tartarian aster, Michaelmas daisy -
紫 芋 purple fleshed sweet potato (any one of several different such) -
紫 衣 purple vestment (traditionally awarded by the imperial household), high-ranking priest's purple robe -
紫 ウニHeliocidaris crassispina (species of sea urchin), Anthocidaris crassispina -
紫 薺 purple rock cress (Aubrietia deltoidea) -
赤 紫 purplish red -
濃 紫 dark purple