紫

Meaning

紫 centers on the color purple or violet, a blend of red and blue historically associated with nobility and elegance.

• 紫むらさき
  N3

  purple; violet

• 紫苑しおん

  aster (Aster tataricus); Tartarian aster; Michaelmas daisy

• 紫外線しがいせん
  N1

  ultraviolet rays; ultraviolet radiation; UV radiation

• 紫色むらさきいろ

  purple; violet

• 紫蘇しそ

  shiso (Perilla frutescens var. crispa); perilla; beefsteak plant

• 紫陽花あじさい

  bigleaf hydrangea (Hydrangea macrophylla); French hydrangea

• 筑紫つくし

  Tsukushi (former province located in northern Kyūshū; later split into Chikuzen and Chikugo)

• 紫式部むらさきしきぶ

  Japanese beautyberry (Callicarpa japonica)

• 紫電しでん

  purple lightning; flash; swordflash

• 薄紫うすむらさき

  light purple

• 紫檀したん

  rosewood; red sandalwood

• 紫雲しうん

  purple clouds on which Amitabha rides to welcome the spirits of the dead

• 紫斑しはん

  purpura; purple spot

• 春紫菀はるじおん

  Philadelphia fleabane (Erigeron philadelphicus); common fleabane

• 紫綬褒章しじゅほうしょう

  Medal of Honor with Purple Ribbon (awarded for scholarly or artistic achievement)

• 紫雲英げんげ

  Chinese milk vetch (Astragalus sinicus)

• 大紫おおむらさき

  giant purple butterfly (species of nymphalid butterfly, Sasakia charonda)

• 紫紺しこん

  dark purple; bluish purple

• 紫煙しえん

  purple smoke; tobacco smoke

• 九紫きゅうし

  ninth of nine traditional astrological signs (corresponding to Mars and south)

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