紫

purple, violet

Readings

On'yomi (音読み)

シ

Kun'yomi (訓読み)

むらさき

Nanori (名乗り)

さいゆかり

Stroke Order

12 / 12

Information

Grade:8

Strokes:12

JLPT:N1

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

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