Moto 紫: Purple; VioletKanji meaning, readings, and the words that use it
- On'yomi
- シ
- Kun'yomi
- むらさき
- Level
- JLPT N1Jōyō, secondary school
- Words
- 104 in the dictionary
Words that use the on'yomi (シ)
- 紫外線しがいせんultraviolet rays; ultraviolet radiation
- 紫紺しこんbluish purple
- 紫綬褒章しじゅほうしょうMedal of Honor with Purple Ribbon (awarded for scholarly or artistic achievement)
- 九紫きゅうしninth of nine traditional astrological signs (corresponding to Mars and south)
- 千紫万紅せんしばんこうmultitude of colors; multitude of colours
- 山紫水明さんしすいめいscenic beauty
- 暗紫色あんししょくdark purple
- 極紫外線きょくしがいせんextreme ultraviolet
- 淡紫色たんししょくlilac (colour); mauve
- 穂紫蘇ほじそinflorescence of shiso (used as a sashimi garnish)
- 紅紫こうしcrimson and purple; red-purple
- 紅頭紫蘭こうとうしらんPhilippine ground orchid (Spathoglottis plicata); Philippine orchid
- 紫外しがいultraviolet; UV
- 紫外線療法しがいせんりょうほうultraviolet treatment; ultraviolet light therapy
- 紫宸殿ししんでんHall for State Ceremonies (in Heian Palace, Kyoto Imperial Palace, etc.)
- 紫微しびPurple Forbidden Enclosure (group of constellations in the northern sky associated with the emperor)
- 紫微垣しびえんPurple Forbidden Enclosure (group of constellations in the northern sky associated with the emperor)
- 紫斑しはんpurple spot
- 紫斑病しはんびょうpurpura
- 紫木蓮しもくれんalternative name for lily magnolia (Magnolia quinquepeta, Magnolia liliiflora)
- 紫根しこんgromwell root (of species Lithospermum erythrorhizon)
- 紫檀したんrosewood; red sandalwood
- 紫煙しえんpurple smoke; tobacco smoke
Words that use a kun'yomi
- 紫むらさきpurple; violet
- 紫色むらさきいろpurple; violet
- 京紫きょうむらさきsomewhat reddish purple
- 内紫うちむらさきpurple Washington clam (Saxidomus purpurata)
- 古代紫こだいむらさきreddish-purple
- 大紫おおむらさきgiant purple butterfly (species of nymphalid butterfly, Sasakia charonda)
- 江戸紫えどむらさきbluish-violet; royal purple
- 浅紫あさむらさきlight purple
- 深紫ふかむらさきdeep purple
- 濃紫こむらさきdark purple
- 紫がかったむらさきがかったpurplish; purply
- 紫がかるむらさきがかるto be purplish; to be tinged purple
- 紫っぽいむらさきっぽいpurplish
- 紫はしどいむらさきはしどいlilac (Syringa vulgaris)
- 紫ウニむらさきウニHeliocidaris crassispina (species of sea urchin); Anthocidaris crassispina
- 紫君子蘭むらさきくんしらんAfrican lily (Agapanthus africanus)
- 紫弁慶草むらさきべんけいそうorpine (Hylotelephium telephium)
- 紫式部むらさきしきぶJapanese beautyberry (Callicarpa japonica)
- 紫御殿むらさきごてんwandering jew (Tradescantia pallida 'Purpurea'); purple secretia
- 紫掛かるむらさきがかるto be purplish; to be tinged purple
- 紫水晶むらさきずいしょうamethyst
- 紫湿地むらさきしめじwood blewit (Lepista nuda)
- 紫燕むらさきつばめpowdered oakblue (butterfly) (Narathura bazalus)
Other readings
- 大紫羅欄花おおあらせいとうChinese violet cress (Orychophragmus violaceus)
- 山紫陽花やまあじさいtea-of-heaven (Hydrangea macrophylla subsp. serrata); mountain hydrangea
- 沢紫陽花さわあじさいtea-of-heaven (Hydrangea macrophylla subsp. serrata); mountain hydrangea
- 筑紫つくしTsukushi (provinces of Chikuzen and Chikugo in northern Kyushu)
- 筑紫国つくしのくにTsukushi (former province that was split up into Chikuzen and Chikugo)
- 筑紫石楠花つくししゃくなげTsukushi rhododendron (Rhododendron metternichii var.)
- 筑紫鴨つくしがもcommon shelduck (Tadorna tadorna)
- 紫ご飯ゆかりごはんrice sprinkled with red perilla
- 紫丁香花むらさきはしどいlilac (Syringa vulgaris)
- 紫占地むらさきしめじwood blewit (Lepista nuda)
- 紫外線消去型ＥＰＲＯＭしがいせんしょうきょかたイープロムultraviolet erasable programmable ROM
- 紫御飯ゆかりごはんrice sprinkled with red perilla
- 紫木蘭しもくれんalternative name for lily magnolia (Magnolia quinquepeta, Magnolia liliiflora)
- 紫海胆むらさきウニHeliocidaris crassispina (species of sea urchin); Anthocidaris crassispina
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