| Kanji | Hiragana | Katakana |
|---|---|---|
| 菫 | すみれ | スミレ |
Pronunciation: sumire
How to Say It Outloud: sue-mi-re
Usage: Refers specifically to the violet flower.
Example Sentence Japanese:
庭にはたくさんの菫が咲いています。
庭にはたくさんの菫が咲いています。Example Sentence English:There are many violets blooming in the garden.
There are many violets blooming in the garden.| Kanji | Hiragana | Katakana |
|---|---|---|
| 紫 | むらさき | ムラサキ |
Pronunciation: murasaki
How to Say It Outloud: moo-rah-sah-kee
Usage: Refers to the color violet or purple.
Example Sentence Japanese:彼女は紫のドレスを着ています。
彼女は紫のドレスを着ています。Example Sentence English:She is wearing a violet dress.
She is wearing a violet dress.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
菫すみれ
Noun- violet (any flower of genus Viola, esp. the Fuji dawn, Viola mandshurica)
縁の色ゆかりのいろ
Noun- violet
紫色むらさきいろCommon word
NounNoun which may take the genitive case particle 'no'
- purple; violet
バイオレットバイオレット
Noun- violet
- Violet
すみれ色すみれいろ
NounNoun which may take the genitive case particle 'no'
- violet (colour)
- Violet (color)
此の糸このいと
Noun- purple; violet
花大根はなだいこん
Noun- sweet rocket (Hesperis matronalis); dame's rocket; dame's violet; damask violet
- Chinese violet cress (Orychophragmus violaceus)
片栗かたくり
Noun- dogtooth violet (Erythronium japonicum)
- Erythronium japonicum
匂菫においすみれ
Noun- sweet violet (Viola odorata)
- Viola odorata
千島鵜烏ちしまうがらす
Noun- red-faced cormorant (Phalacrocorax urile); red-faced shag; violet shag
- Red-faced Cormorant
藍紫色らんししょく
Noun- violet tinged with indigo
紫花菜むらさきはなな
Noun- Chinese violet cress (Orychophragmus violaceus)
大紫羅欄花おおあらせいとう
Noun- Chinese violet cress (Orychophragmus violaceus)
千寿蘭せんじゅらん
Noun- variegated Spanish violet; Yucca Aloifolia
セントポーリアセントポーリア
Noun- saintpaulia; African violet
- Saintpaulia
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
竜田揚げたつたあげ
Noun- dish of fish or meat flavoured with soy sauce, mirin, etc., coated with starch and then deep-fried
メチルバイオレットメチルバイオレット
Noun- methyl violet
パンジー色パンジーいろ
Noun- deep violet
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