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紫

purple
Stroke count: 12

Readings

On readingシ
Kun readingむらさき
JōyōGrade 8
  1. violet
  2. purple gromwell (Lithospermum erythrorhizon)
  3. red gromwell
  4. red-root gromwell

Radicals and components

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Mnemonic (RtK)

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Prince · this here · stop (止) · footprint (止) · spoon (匕) · sitting on the ground · thread (糸) · spiderman

From "Remembering the Kanji" by James Heisig · Frame 1475

Compound words

紫色むらさきいろ
purple; violet
紫外線しがいせん
ultraviolet rays; ultraviolet radiation; UV radiation
紫陽花あじさい
bigleaf hydrangea (Hydrangea macrophylla); French hydrangea

Stroke Order

12 strokes

Practice Writing

Practice Writing 紫

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