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Purple / Violet

 zǐ
 murasaki
 
Purple / Violet Scroll

紫 is the single-character Chinese, Japanese, and old Korean title for the color violet/purple.

The difference between violet and purple is not really distinguished in Asian languages. However, sometimes a character for “light” is added to the front of this one, which might be closer to the meaning of violet.

Purple / Violet

(2 character version)

 zǐ sè
 murasakiiro
Purple / Violet Scroll

紫色 is the two-character Chinese, Japanese, and old Korean title for the color violet/purple.

The second character means “color,” so this literally means “violet color.”

It's more common to add the “color character” in Asian languages than to say “color” after the name of the color in English. Therefore, this is a natural way to express “violet” in Asian languages.

Violet Color

 gàn
 kon
 
Violet Color Scroll

紺 is a slightly-rare Chinese and old Korean title for the color violet or purple.

In Japanese, this refers to a very deep blue color.




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Characters

If shown, 2nd row is Simp. Chinese

Pronunciation
Romanization
Simple Dictionary Definition

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    zi3
tzu
 murasaki(p); murasaki
    むらさき(P); ムラサキ

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Purple / Violet
purple; violet
(noun - becomes adjective with の) (1) purple; violet; (2) (kana only) purple gromwell (Lithospermum erythrorhizon); red gromwell; red-root gromwell; (3) (See 醤油) soy sauce; (female given name) Yukari
Purple, dark red.


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gàn
    gan4
kan
 kon
    こん

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Violet Color
violet or purple
(noun - becomes adjective with の) navy blue; deep blue; (surname) Konsaki
A violet or purplish colour, a blend of blue and red; also called紺靑 and紺璢璃, the colour of the roots紺髮 or 紺頂 of the Buddha's hair.

紫色

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zǐ sè
    zi3 se4
tzu se
 murasakiiro(p); shishoku / murasakiro(p); shishoku
    むらさきいろ(P); ししょく

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Purple / Violet
purple; violet (color)
(noun - becomes adjective with の) purple; violet; (female given name) Shiiro

不動明王


不动明王

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bù dòng míng wáng
    bu4 dong4 ming2 wang2
pu tung ming wang
 fudoumyouou / fudomyoo
    ふどうみょうおう

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Fudo Myo-o / Wisdom King
{Buddh} Acala (Wisdom King); Acalanatha; Fudō Myōō (Myō-ō); fierce Buddhist deity; (place-name) Fudoumyouou
不動尊 Aryacalanatha 阿奢羅曩 tr. 不動尊 and 無動尊 and Acalaceta, 阿奢囉逝吒 tr. 不動使者. The mouthpiece or messenger, e. g. the Mercury, of the Buddhas; and the chief of the five Ming Wang. He is regarded as the third person in the Vairocana trinity. He has a fierce mien overawing all evil spirits. He is said to have attained to Buddhahood, but also still to retain his position with Vairocana. He has many descriptive titles, e. g. 無量力神通無動者; 不動忿怒王, etc. Five different verbal signs are given to him. He carries a sharp wisdom-sword, a noose, a thunder-bolt. The colour of his images is various—black, blue, purple. He has a youthful appearance; his hair falls over his left shoulder; he stands or sits on a rock; left eye closed; mouth shut, teeth gripping upper lip, wrinkled forehead, seven locks of hair, full-bodied, A second representation is with four faces and four arms, angry mien, protruding teeth, with fames around him. A third with necklaces. A fourth, red, seated on a rock, fames, trident, etc. There are other forms. He has fourteen distinguishing symbols, and many dharanis associated with the realm of fire, of saving those in distress, and of wisdom. He has two messengers 二童子 Kimkara 矜羯羅 and Cetaka 制吒迦, and, including these, a group of eight messengers 八大童子 each with image, symbol, word-sign, etc. Cf. 不動佛.

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liàn
    lian4
lien
 sendan
    せんだん
    ouchi / ochi
    おうち
Melia japonica
(1) (kana only) chinaberry; Japanese bead tree (Melia azedarach); (2) Indian sandalwood (Santalum album); (1) (archaism) chinaberry; Japanese bead tree (Melia azedarach); (2) light purple outside, green inside; purple outside, light purple inside; type of garment layering color scheme, worn in April and May

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chū
    chu1
ch`u
    chu
 buna
    ぶな
simaroubaceae
(1) (archaism) chinaberry; Japanese bead tree (Melia azedarach); (2) light purple outside, green inside; purple outside, light purple inside; type of garment layering color scheme, worn in April and May; (surname) Buna

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tán
    tan2
t`an
    tan
 mayumi
    まゆみ
sandalwood; hardwood; purple-red
(surname, female given name) Mayumi
A hard wood, translit. da, dan. dāna, a giver; donation, charity, almsgiving, bestowing.


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jiàng
    jiang4
chiang
purple-red

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zōu
    zou1
tsou
purple silk


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fēi
    fei1
fei
 hi
    ひ
dark red; purple silk
scarlet; crimson; cardinal red; (personal name) Hi

ウベ

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 ube
    ウベ
(See 大薯) water yam (Dioscorea alata) (fil: ube); winged yam; purple yam; (personal name) Uwe

二藍

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 futaai / futai
    ふたあい
deep purple; reddish indigo

五色

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wǔ sè
    wu3 se4
wu se
 goshiki; goshoku
    ごしき; ごしょく
multicolored; the rainbow; garish
(1) five colors (usu. red, blue, yellow, white and black); five colours; (can be adjective with の) (2) many kinds; varied; (3) (See 瓜) melon; gourd; (place-name, surname) Goshiki
The five primary colors, also called 五正色 (or 五大色): 靑 blue, 黃 yellow, 赤 red, 白 white, 黑 black. The 五間色 or compound colors are 緋 crimson, 紅, scarlet, 紫 purple, 綠 green, 磂黃 brown. The two sets correspond to the cardinal points as follows: east, blue and green; west, white, and crimson; south, red and scarlet; north, black and purple; and center, yellow and brown. The five are permutated in various ways to represent various ideas.

京紫

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 kyoumurasaki / kyomurasaki
    きょうむらさき
(noun - becomes adjective with の) (See 江戸紫) somewhat reddish purple; (given name) Kyōshi

内紫

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 uchimurasaki
    うちむらさき
(1) purple Washington clam (Saxidomus purpurata); (2) type of pomelo with red-purple flesh

参薯

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 shinsho; shinsho
    しんしょ; シンショ
(kana only) (rare) (See 大薯) water yam (Dioscorea alata); winged yam; purple yam

參薯


参薯

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shēn shǔ
    shen1 shu3
shen shu
Dioscorea alata (Kinampay or aromatic purple yam, a sweet root crop)
See: 参薯

大紫

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 oomurasaki; oomurasaki
    おおむらさき; オオムラサキ
(1) giant purple butterfly (species of nymphalid butterfly, Sasakia charonda); (2) Rhododendron oomurasaki (species of purple azalea); (surname) Oomurasaki

大薯

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 daijo; daijo
    だいじょ; ダイジョ
(kana only) water yam (Dioscorea alata); winged yam; purple yam

巨峰

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jù fēng
    ju4 feng1
chü feng
 kyohou / kyoho
    きょほう
Kyoho (grape type)
(1) lofty peak; (2) kyoho (large purple-black grape variety); (given name) Kohou

朱紫

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zhū zǐ
    zhu1 zi3
chu tzu
 shushi
vermilion and purple

浅紫

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 asamurasaki
    あさむらさき
light purple

深紫

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 fukamurasaki
    ふかむらさき
(noun - becomes adjective with の) deep purple

溝萩

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 mizohagi
    みぞはぎ
    misohagi
    みそはぎ
(kana only) Lythrum anceps (species of loosestrife closely related to purple loosestrife, Lythrum salicaria)

濃紫

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 komurasaki
    こむらさき
dark purple

田薯

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 densho; densho
    でんしょ; デンショ
(kana only) (rare) (See 大薯) water yam (Dioscorea alata); winged yam; purple yam

禊萩

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 mizohagi
    みぞはぎ
    misohagi
    みそはぎ
(kana only) Lythrum anceps (species of loosestrife closely related to purple loosestrife, Lythrum salicaria)

紅紫

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 koushi; benimurasaki / koshi; benimurasaki
    こうし; べにむらさき
crimson and purple; red-purple; magenta; (female given name) Kōshi

紅芋

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 beniimo; beniimo / benimo; benimo
    べにいも; ベニイモ
(1) (See 大薯) purple yam; water yam (Dioscorea alata); winged yam; (2) (See 紫芋) purple fleshed sweet potato (any one of several different such); (3) (kana only) (See 芋貝) Conus pauperculus (species of cone shell)

紫微

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 shibi
    しび
(abbreviation) (See 紫微垣) Purple Forbidden Enclosure (group of constellations in the northern sky associated with the emperor)

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The following table may be helpful for those studying Chinese or Japanese...

Title CharactersRomaji (Romanized Japanese)Various forms of Romanized Chinese
Purple
Violet
murasakizǐ / zi3 / zitzu
Purple
Violet
紫色murasakiiro
murasakiro
zǐ sè / zi3 se4 / zi se / zisetzu se / tzuse
Violet Color
kongàn / gan4 / gankan
In some entries above you will see that characters have different versions above and below a line.
In these cases, the characters above the line are Traditional Chinese, while the ones below are Simplified Chinese.


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