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紫 kanji
purple, violet
- JLPT level
- N1 (unofficial)
- First appears in
- N2 vocabulary
- Strokes
- 12
- School grade
- Secondary school
On readings
シ
Kun readings
むらさき
Words with 紫
LevelWord & meaningActions
- —紫斑病purpura
- —紫宸殿Hall for State Ceremonies (in Heian Palace, Kyoto Imperial Palace, etc.)
- —紫木蓮lily magnolia (Magnolia quinquepeta, Magnolia liliiflora)
- —春紫菀Philadelphia fleabane (Erigeron philadelphicus); common fleabane
- —赤紫蘇red shiso; red perilla
- —紫微垣Purple Forbidden Enclosure (group of constellations in the northern sky associated with the emperor)
- —黒紫色dark purple
- —淡紫色lilac (colour); mauve; light purple
- —藍紫色violet tinged with indigo
- —紫苑色light purple (similar to that of the flowers of the Tartarian aster)
- —聖紫花Rhododendron latoucheae (species of rhododendron)
- —紫外光ultraviolet rays; ultraviolet radiation
- —紫石英amethyst
- —山紫水明scenic beauty
- —千紫万紅multitude of colors; multitude of colours
- —紫綬褒章Medal of Honor with Purple Ribbon (awarded for scholarly or artistic achievement)
- —紫電一閃flash of lightning; flash of a sword; brandishing a sword
- —極紫外線extreme ultraviolet
- —紅頭紫蘭Philippine ground orchid (Spathoglottis plicata); Philippine orchid; large purple orchid
- —紫外線療法ultraviolet treatment; ultraviolet light therapy