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Purple / Violet
紫 is the single-character Chinese, Japanese, and old Korean title for the color violet/purple.
The difference between violet and purple is not really distinguished in Asian languages. However, sometimes a character for “light” is added to the front of this one, which might be closer to the meaning of violet.
Purple / Violet
(2 character version)
紫色 is the two-character Chinese, Japanese, and old Korean title for the color violet/purple.
The second character means “color,” so this literally means “violet color.”
It's more common to add the “color character” in Asian languages than to say “color” after the name of the color in English. Therefore, this is a natural way to express “violet” in Asian languages.
Violet Color
紺 is a slightly-rare Chinese and old Korean title for the color violet or purple.
In Japanese, this refers to a very deep blue color.
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| Characters If shown, 2nd row is Simp. Chinese |
Pronunciation Romanization |
Simple Dictionary Definition |
紫 see styles |
zǐ zi3 tzu yukari ゆかり |
More info & calligraphy: Purple / Violet(noun - becomes adjective with の) (1) purple; violet; (2) (kana only) purple gromwell (Lithospermum erythrorhizon); red gromwell; red-root gromwell; (3) (See 醤油) soy sauce; (female given name) Yukari Purple, dark red. |
紺 绀 see styles |
gàn gan4 kan konsaki こんさき |
More info & calligraphy: Violet Color(noun - becomes adjective with の) navy blue; deep blue; (surname) Konsaki A violet or purplish colour, a blend of blue and red; also called紺靑 and紺璢璃, the colour of the roots紺髮 or 紺頂 of the Buddha's hair. |
紫色 see styles |
zǐ sè zi3 se4 tzu se shiiro / shiro しいろ |
More info & calligraphy: Purple / Violet(noun - becomes adjective with の) purple; violet; (female given name) Shiiro |
不動明王 不动明王 see styles |
bù dòng míng wáng bu4 dong4 ming2 wang2 pu tung ming wang fudoumyouou / fudomyoo ふどうみょうおう |
More info & calligraphy: Fudo Myo-o / Wisdom King不動尊 Aryacalanatha 阿奢羅曩 tr. 不動尊 and 無動尊 and Acalaceta, 阿奢囉逝吒 tr. 不動使者. The mouthpiece or messenger, e. g. the Mercury, of the Buddhas; and the chief of the five Ming Wang. He is regarded as the third person in the Vairocana trinity. He has a fierce mien overawing all evil spirits. He is said to have attained to Buddhahood, but also still to retain his position with Vairocana. He has many descriptive titles, e. g. 無量力神通無動者; 不動忿怒王, etc. Five different verbal signs are given to him. He carries a sharp wisdom-sword, a noose, a thunder-bolt. The colour of his images is various—black, blue, purple. He has a youthful appearance; his hair falls over his left shoulder; he stands or sits on a rock; left eye closed; mouth shut, teeth gripping upper lip, wrinkled forehead, seven locks of hair, full-bodied, A second representation is with four faces and four arms, angry mien, protruding teeth, with fames around him. A third with necklaces. A fourth, red, seated on a rock, fames, trident, etc. There are other forms. He has fourteen distinguishing symbols, and many dharanis associated with the realm of fire, of saving those in distress, and of wisdom. He has two messengers 二童子 Kimkara 矜羯羅 and Cetaka 制吒迦, and, including these, a group of eight messengers 八大童子 each with image, symbol, word-sign, etc. Cf. 不動佛. |
楝 see styles |
liàn lian4 lien sendan せんだん ouchi / ochi おうち |
Melia japonica (1) (kana only) chinaberry; Japanese bead tree (Melia azedarach); (2) Indian sandalwood (Santalum album); (1) (archaism) chinaberry; Japanese bead tree (Melia azedarach); (2) light purple outside, green inside; purple outside, light purple inside; type of garment layering color scheme, worn in April and May |
樗 see styles |
chū chu1 ch`u chu buna ぶな |
simaroubaceae (1) (archaism) chinaberry; Japanese bead tree (Melia azedarach); (2) light purple outside, green inside; purple outside, light purple inside; type of garment layering color scheme, worn in April and May; (surname) Buna |
檀 see styles |
tán tan2 t`an tan mayumi まゆみ |
sandalwood; hardwood; purple-red (surname, female given name) Mayumi A hard wood, translit. da, dan. dāna, a giver; donation, charity, almsgiving, bestowing. |
絳 绛 see styles |
jiàng jiang4 chiang |
purple-red |
緅 see styles |
zōu zou1 tsou |
purple silk |
緋 绯 see styles |
fēi fei1 fei hi ひ |
dark red; purple silk scarlet; crimson; cardinal red; (personal name) Hi |
ウベ see styles |
ube ウベ |
(See 大薯) water yam (Dioscorea alata) (fil: ube); winged yam; purple yam; (personal name) Uwe |
二藍 see styles |
futaai / futai ふたあい |
deep purple; reddish indigo |
五色 see styles |
wǔ sè wu3 se4 wu se goshiki ごしき |
multicolored; the rainbow; garish (1) five colors (usu. red, blue, yellow, white and black); five colours; (can be adjective with の) (2) many kinds; varied; (3) (See 瓜) melon; gourd; (place-name, surname) Goshiki The five primary colors, also called 五正色 (or 五大色): 靑 blue, 黃 yellow, 赤 red, 白 white, 黑 black. The 五間色 or compound colors are 緋 crimson, 紅, scarlet, 紫 purple, 綠 green, 磂黃 brown. The two sets correspond to the cardinal points as follows: east, blue and green; west, white, and crimson; south, red and scarlet; north, black and purple; and center, yellow and brown. The five are permutated in various ways to represent various ideas. |
京紫 see styles |
kyoushi / kyoshi きょうし |
(noun - becomes adjective with の) (See 江戸紫) somewhat reddish purple; (given name) Kyōshi |
内紫 see styles |
uchimurasaki うちむらさき |
(1) purple Washington clam (Saxidomus purpurata); (2) type of pomelo with red-purple flesh |
参薯 see styles |
shinsho; shinsho しんしょ; シンショ |
(kana only) (rare) (See 大薯) water yam (Dioscorea alata); winged yam; purple yam |
參薯 参薯 see styles |
shēn shǔ shen1 shu3 shen shu |
Dioscorea alata (Kinampay or aromatic purple yam, a sweet root crop) See: 参薯 |
大紫 see styles |
oomurasaki おおむらさき |
(1) giant purple butterfly (species of nymphalid butterfly, Sasakia charonda); (2) Rhododendron oomurasaki (species of purple azalea); (surname) Oomurasaki |
大薯 see styles |
daijo; daijo だいじょ; ダイジョ |
(kana only) water yam (Dioscorea alata); winged yam; purple yam |
巨峰 see styles |
jù fēng ju4 feng1 chü feng kohou / koho こほう |
Kyoho (grape type) (1) lofty peak; (2) kyoho (large purple-black grape variety); (given name) Kohou |
朱紫 see styles |
zhū zǐ zhu1 zi3 chu tzu shushi |
vermilion and purple |
浅紫 see styles |
asamurasaki あさむらさき |
light purple |
深紫 see styles |
fukamurasaki ふかむらさき |
(noun - becomes adjective with の) deep purple |
溝萩 see styles |
mizohagi みぞはぎ misohagi みそはぎ |
(kana only) Lythrum anceps (species of loosestrife closely related to purple loosestrife, Lythrum salicaria) |
濃紫 see styles |
komurasaki こむらさき |
dark purple |
田薯 see styles |
densho; densho でんしょ; デンショ |
(kana only) (rare) (See 大薯) water yam (Dioscorea alata); winged yam; purple yam |
禊萩 see styles |
mizohagi みぞはぎ misohagi みそはぎ |
(kana only) Lythrum anceps (species of loosestrife closely related to purple loosestrife, Lythrum salicaria) |
紅紫 see styles |
koushi / koshi こうし |
crimson and purple; red-purple; magenta; (female given name) Kōshi |
紅芋 see styles |
beniimo; beniimo / benimo; benimo べにいも; ベニイモ |
(1) (See 大薯) purple yam; water yam (Dioscorea alata); winged yam; (2) (See 紫芋) purple fleshed sweet potato (any one of several different such); (3) (kana only) (See 芋貝) Conus pauperculus (species of cone shell) |
紫微 see styles |
shibi しび |
(abbreviation) (See 紫微垣) Purple Forbidden Enclosure (group of constellations in the northern sky associated with the emperor) |
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The following table may be helpful for those studying Chinese or Japanese...
| Title | Characters | Romaji (Romanized Japanese) | Various forms of Romanized Chinese | |
| Purple Violet | 紫 | murasaki | zǐ / zi3 / zi | tzu |
| Purple Violet | 紫色 | murasakiiro murasakiro | zǐ sè / zi3 se4 / zi se / zise | tzu se / tzuse |
| Violet Color | 紺 绀 | kon | gàn / gan4 / gan | kan |
| In some entries above you will see that characters have different versions above and below a line. In these cases, the characters above the line are Traditional Chinese, while the ones below are Simplified Chinese. | ||||
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