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紫 — 12 strokes ／ Radical「糸」

道
4Junior high level ／ 12 strokes ／ Radical「糸」
On
シし · shi
Kun
むらさきmurasaki
Meaning
purple

STROKE ORDER

Stroke order

ORIGIN

Origin

糸 "thread" with 此: the colour of dyed thread — purple.

OFFICIAL READINGS

Readings and examples

Onシしshi紫紺しこん紫煙しえん紫外線しがいせん
Kunむらさきmurasaki紫むらさき紫色むらさきいろ

Readings and example words from the official Jōyō kanji table.

COMPOUNDS

Compounds

  • 紫色むらさきいろ

    purple

  • 紫外線しがいせん

    ultraviolet rays

More words with this kanji

  • 紫蘇しそ
  • 紫檀したん

EXAMPLE

Example

A sentence using this kanji

夕方(ゆうがた)の空(そら)が紫(むらさき)に染(そ)まった。

The evening sky turned purple.

Nearby characters

The line style shows how they connect

紫外線紫外線紫色紫外outsid…線line色color紋crest紹introd…絡entwin…継succee…網net芝turf旨purpor…伺inquir…刺pierce是right
CompoundRadicalReading

Compound

Map of radical 糸Map of reading シAll maps

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