Source Word
紫
Hiragana
むらさき
Noun
abbreviation
alt-of
colloquial
from its purplish color
from being allowed to wear purple clothing
historical
Japanese Meaning
紫は、赤と青が混ざり合った色を指し、色彩としての「パープル」を意味します。
Easy Japanese Meaning
あおとあかをまぜるとできる、こいいろのなまえ。
Sense（1）
the purple or red-root gromwell, Lithospermum erythrorhizon
Sense（2）
the root of the murasaki used as a natural dye
Sense（3）
Short for 紫色 (murasaki-iro): the color purple
Sense（4）
(colloquial, from its purplish color) Synonym of 醤油 (shōyu): soy sauce
Sense（5）
(historical, from being allowed to wear purple clothing) Synonym of 検校 (kengyō): the highest ranked blind court official
Sense（6）
(colloquial) a woman
Sense（7）
(archaic women's speech) Synonym of 鰯 (iwashi): a sardine, especially the Japanese pilchard, Sardinops sagax
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