紫式部

Readings

Kana: むらさきしきぶ、ムラサキシキブ

Romaji: murasakishikibu, murasakishikibu

Definition

noun

1

Japanese beautyberry (Callicarpa japonica)

Note: word usually written using kana alone

Kanji

紫

Readings: シ、 むらさき

Meanings: purple, violet

式

Reading: シキ

Meanings: style, ceremony, rite, function, method, system, form, expression

部

Readings: ブ、 -べ

Meanings: section, bureau, dept, class, copy, part, portion, counter for copies of a newspaper or magazine