紫
紫

purple, violet

12 strokesFrequency 1,516JLPT N1Grade 8

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シ

Kun

むらさき

Nanori

さいゆかり

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Common Words

紫むらさきムラサキNounFreq #4573
1

Nouns which may take the genitive case particle 'no'

purple; violet

Examples
その色はピンクというより紫だ。
The color is purple rather than pink.
2

Word usually written using kana alone

purple gromwell (Lithospermum erythrorhizon); red gromwell; red-root gromwell

3

soy sauce

紫色むらさきいろししょくNoun～の Adj.Freq #6046
1

purple; violet

《のり》海苔ノリ紫菜NounUsually kanaFreq #14900
1

nori; laver; edible seaweed, usu. Porphyra yezoensis or P. tenera, usu. dried and pressed into sheets

Examples
うちの猫は大変海苔が好きである。
Our cat is very fond of seaweed.
紫煙しえんNounFreq #28957
1

purple smoke; tobacco smoke

紫電しでんNounFreq #31954
1

purple lightning; flash; swordflash

薄紫うすむらさきNounFreq #32925
1

light purple

紫外線しがいせんNounFreq #33013
1

Physics

ultraviolet rays; ultraviolet radiation; UV radiation

Examples
紫外線の急激な上昇は研究者たちにオゾンホールの存在を信じさせた。
The sudden increase of ultraviolet rays made the researchers believe in the existence of ozone holes.
薄紫色うすむらさきいろNounFreq #37547
1

orchid; light purple

紫紺しこんNounFreq #39032
1

dark purple; bluish purple

青紫あおむらさきNounFreq #42910
1

bluish purple

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