noun

Buddhist term.
  1. purple clouds on which Amitabha rides to welcome the spirits of the dead.

Variations

Pronunciation Kanji Kana Is Common
紫雲 しうん

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)
cloud
くも ウン ずも (2nd, N2)
rain
あめ あま- ウ (1st, N5)
say
ウン い.う ここに (Kentei Pre-1)
two, two radical (no. 7)
ニ ふた ふだ (1st, N5)
I, myself, katakana mu radical (no. 28)
シ ボウ ム (Kentei 1)