noun, takes genitive case の

  1. purple, violet.

noun

  1. purple gromwell (Lithospermum erythrorhizon), red gromwell, red-root gromwell. Usually written with kana alone.
  2. soy sauce.

Variations

Pronunciation Kanji Kana Is Common
むらさき
 
 
 
 
ムラサキ

Contained Kanji Breakdown

purple, violet
むらさき シ さい (7th, N1)
this, current, next
シ この これ (Kentei Pre-1)
stop, halt
と.まる シ どめ (2nd, N4)
divining, fortune-telling, divination or katakana to radical (no. 25)
ボク うらな.う うらない (Kentei Pre-1)
spoon, spoon or katakana hi radical (no. 21)
ヒ さじ (Kentei 1)
thread
いと シ (1st, N2)
short thread radical (no. 52)
ヨウ ちいさい (Kentei 1)
little, small
ショウ こ- ちい.さい (1st, N5)
feathered stick, barb radical (no. 6)
ケツ かぎ (Kentei 1)
eight, eight radical (no. 12)
ハチ や はっ (1st, N5)