| Kanji | Hiragana | Katakana |
|---|---|---|
| 紫 | むらさき | ムラサキ |
Pronunciation: murasaki
How to Say It Outloud: moo-rah-sah-kee
Usage: Commonly used to describe the color purple.
Example Sentence Japanese:
私は紫色の花が好きです。
私は紫色の花が好きです。Example Sentence English:I like purple flowers.
I like purple flowers.Dictionary
紫むらさきCommon wordjlpt-n2
NounNoun which may take the genitive case particle 'no'
- purple; violet
- purple gromwell (Lithospermum erythrorhizon); red gromwell; red-root gromwell
- soy sauce
- Purple
紫色むらさきいろCommon word
NounNoun which may take the genitive case particle 'no'
- purple; violet
此の糸このいと
Noun- purple; violet
パープルパープルCommon word
Noun- purple
紫紺しこん
Noun- dark purple; bluish purple
紅色硫黄細菌こうしょくいおうさいきん
Noun- purple sulfur bacteria; purple sulphur bacteria
- Purple sulfur bacteria
朝顔貝あさがおがい
Noun- common purple snail (Janthina janthina); common purple sea snail; violet snail; purple bubble raft snail; janthina
深紫ふかむらさき
NounNoun which may take the genitive case particle 'no'
- deep purple
貝紫色かいむらさきいろ
NounNoun which may take the genitive case particle 'no'
- Tyrian purple; royal purple
- Tyrian purple
紫御殿むらさきごてん
Noun- wandering jew (Tradescantia pallida 'Purpurea'); purple secretia; purple-heart; purple queen
紫衣しえ
Noun- purple vestment (traditionally awarded by the imperial household); high-ranking priest's purple robe
紫馬簾菊むらさきばれんぎく
Noun- eastern purple coneflower (Echinacea purpurea); purple coneflower
茄子紺なすこん
Noun- dusky purple; dark purple; eggplant color
こうし
Noun- crimson and purple; red-purple; magenta
紫電しでん
Noun- purple lightning; flash; swordflash
- Shiden
紫猿子むらさきましこ
Noun- purple finch (Carpodacus purpureus)
- Purple Finch
紫微垣しびえん
Noun- Purple Forbidden Enclosure (group of constellations in the northern sky associated with the emperor)
- Purple Forbidden enclosure
大紫おおむらさき
Noun- giant purple butterfly (species of nymphalid butterfly, Sasakia charonda)
- Rhododendron oomurasaki (species of purple azalea)
- Sasakia charonda
赤玉葱あかたまねぎ
Noun- red onion; purple onion
- Red onion
紫綬褒章しじゅほうしょう
Noun- Medal of Honor with Purple Ribbon (awarded for scholarly or artistic achievement)
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