紫
purple, violet
Readings
On'yomi (音読み)
Kun'yomi (訓読み)
Nanori (名乗り)
Stroke Order
12 / 12
Information
Grade:8
Strokes:12
JLPT:1
Frequency:1516
Vocabulary
シ
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 紫外線 | シガイセン | ultraviolet rays; ultraviolet radiation; UV radiation |
| 紫色 | シショク | purple; violet |
| 紫紺 | シコン | dark purple; bluish purple |
| 紫綬褒章 | シジュホウショウ | Medal of Honor with Purple Ribbon (awarded for scholarly or artistic achievement) |
| 山紫水明 | サンシスイメイ | scenic beauty |
Other
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 紫菜 | のり | nori; laver; edible seaweed, usu. Porphyra yezoensis or P. tenera, usu. dried and pressed into sheets |
| 紫 | むらさき | purple; violet; purple gromwell (Lithospermum erythrorhizon); red gromwell; red-root gromwell; soy sauce |
| 紫 | ムラサキ | purple; violet; purple gromwell (Lithospermum erythrorhizon); red gromwell; red-root gromwell; soy sauce |
| 紫色 | むらさきいろ | purple; violet |
| 紫陽花 | あじさい | bigleaf hydrangea (Hydrangea macrophylla); French hydrangea |
Visually Similar Kanji
These kanji are easily confused due to similar shapes
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descendants, grandchild
Grade 4JLPT 2
緊
hard, reliable, solid, tense, tight
Grade 8JLPT 1
索
cord, inquiring, rope, searching
Grade 8JLPT 1
系
lineage, system
Grade 6JLPT 1
累
accumulate, continually, involvement, tie up, trouble
Grade 8JLPT 1
素
elementary, naked, principle, uncovered
Grade 5JLPT 1
係
concern oneself, connection, duty, person in charge
Grade 3JLPT 3
歳
age, occasion, opportunity, year-end
Grade 8JLPT 3
繁
complexity, frequency, luxuriant, overgrown, thick, trouble
Grade 8JLPT 1
糸
thread
Grade 1JLPT 2