紫 — kanji meaning “purple”
紫
purple, violet
- Meanings
- purple, violet
- On'yomi
- シ (shi)
- Kun'yomi
- むらさき
- Name readings
- さい、ゆかり
- Strokes
- 12
- School grade
- 8
- JLPT (old scale)
- Level 1
- Newspaper frequency
- #1516 of 2,500
- Classical radical
- 120
- Chinese reading
- zǐ — Chinese character page
Words with 紫
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 紫外線 | しがいせん shigaisen | ultraviolet rays; ultraviolet radiation; UV radiation |
| 紫色 | むらさきいろ murasakiiro | purple; violet |
| 紫陽花 | あじさい ajisai | bigleaf hydrangea (Hydrangea macrophylla); French hydrangea |
| 紫綬褒章 | しじゅほうしょう shijuhoushou | Medal of Honor with Purple Ribbon (awarded for scholarly or artistic achievement) |
| 紫紺 | しこん shikon | dark purple; bluish purple |
| 筑紫 | つくし tsukushi | Tsukushi (former province located in northern Kyūshū; later split into Chikuzen and Chikugo) |
| 紫苑 | しおん shion | aster (Aster tataricus); Tartarian aster; Michaelmas daisy |
| 紫蘇 | しそ shiso | shiso (Perilla frutescens var. crispa); perilla; beefsteak plant |
| 紫式部 | むらさきしきぶ murasakishikibu | Japanese beautyberry (Callicarpa japonica) |
| 紫電 | しでん shiden | purple lightning; flash; swordflash |
| 薄紫 | うすむらさき usumurasaki | light purple |
| 紫雲 | しうん shiun | purple clouds on which Amitabha rides to welcome the spirits of the dead |
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