Readings

Kana: シ、むらさき
Romaji: shi, murasaki
Kana
Romaji

Name Readings

Kana: さい、ゆかり
Romaji: sai, yukari
Kana
Romaji

Meanings

purple, violet

Stroke Diagram

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Kanji Info

Stroke Count:  12
Radical Number:  120
Frequency:  1516
Grade:  8
Skip Pattern:  2-6-6
Korean Reading:  ja
Chinese Reading:  zi3
Unicode:  7d2b
JIS:  3B67

Indexes

Halpern Index: 2688
Nelson Index: 3534

Words

(むらさき)
purple; violet; Lithospermum erythrorhizon (species of gromwell); type of soy sauce
紫外線 (しがいせん)
ultra-violet rays
紫電 (しでん)
purple lightning; flash; swordflash
紫苑 (しおん)
Tartarian aster (Aster tataricus)
紫陽花 (あじさい、アジサイ)
bigleaf hydrangea (Hydrangea macrophylla); French hydrangea
紫色 (むらさきいろ)
violet
紫綬褒章 (しじゅほうしょう)
Medal with Purple Ribbon
紫式部 (むらさきしきぶ、ムラサキシキブ)
Japanese beautyberry (Callicarpa japonica)
紫雲 (しうん)
purple clouds; clouds on which Amida Buddha rides to welcome the spirits of the dead
薄紫 (うすむらさき)
light purple
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