| Kanji | 紫 |
|---|---|
| Onyomi | シ |
| Kunyomi | むらさき |
| Nanori | さい, ゆかり |
| English | purple, violet |
| Examples | 紫(むらさき): (1) purple; violet (2) Lithospermum erythrorhizon (species of gromwell) (3) type of soy sauce |
| JLPT Level | 1 |
| Jouyou Grade | S |
| Frequency | 1516 |
| Components | 此: this; current; next; coming; last; past 糸: thread |
| Number of Strokes | 12 |
| Kanji Radical | 糸 |
| Radical Number | 120 |
| Radical Strokes | 6 |
| Radical Reading | いと・いとへん |
| Traditional Form | (none) |
| Classification | 形声 Phonetic |
| Keyword | purple |
| Koohii Story 1 | Stop sitting for so long - or else you'll get those purple threads (veins) on your legs from bad circulation. [link purple with those huge purple, bulging, crawling, worm-like varicose veins .....]. |
| Koohii Story 2 | Why is your ass purple? Well, I stopped and sat for a bit on a pile of thread... (I guess it was freshly dyed). |
| RTK Index | 1375 |
Tags: jlpt.n1, grades, kanjifreq1501-2000, kanji_physical.properties_color
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