紫
紫 — Purple
purple, violet
On’yomiシ (shi)
Kun’yomiむらさき (murasaki)
Stroke order (12 strokes)
Watch the strokes draw themselves in the correct order — numbers mark where each stroke starts. Diagram from KanjiVG (CC BY-SA).
Common words using 紫
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 紫 | むらさき murasaki | purple; violet; purple gromwell (Lithospermum erythrorhizon) |
| 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 |
Study notes
紫 is a JLPT N1 kanji written with 12 strokes. It is taught at secondary-school level in Japan. Ranked #1516 of the 2,500 most frequent kanji in newspapers. On’yomi (音読み) are Chinese-derived readings mostly used in compound words; kun’yomi (訓読み) are native Japanese readings, with any highlighted part written in hiragana after the kanji (okurigana).
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