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Purple / Violet

zǐ

murasaki

자

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)

zǐ sè

murasakiiro

자색

紫色 is the two-character Chinese, Japanese and old Korean title for the color violet / purple. The second character basically means "color," so this literally means "violet color." It's more common to add the "color character" in Asian languages than it is to say "color" after the name of the color in English. Therefore, this is a very natural way to express "violet" in Asian languages.

Violet Color

gàn

kon

감

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 murasaki / むらさき	More info & calligraphy: Purple / Violet purple; violet; amethyst; Lithospermum erythrorhizon (flowering plant whose root provides red purple dye); Japanese: murasaki (1) purple; violet; (2) (kana only) Lithospermum erythrorhizon (species of gromwell); (3) (See 醤油) type of soy sauce; (female given name) Yukari; (female given name) Yuka; (surname, female given name) Murasaki; (surname) Takauji; (female given name) Shiori; (female given name) Akane Purple, dark red; violet
紺绀 see styles	gàn / gan4 kan kon / こん	紺 Custom Scroll violet or purple (noun - becomes adjective with の) navy blue; deep blue; (surname) Konsaki; (surname, female given name) Kon 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 murasakiiro(p);shishoku / murasakiro(p);shishoku / むらさきいろ(P);ししょく	More info & calligraphy: Purple / Violet purple; violet (color) (noun - becomes adjective with の) purple; violet; (female given name) Shiiro
楝 see styles	liàn / lian4 lien sendan / せんだん ouchi / ochi / おうち	楝 Custom Scroll 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	樗 Custom Scroll 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 dan / だん tan / たん ibana / いばな ihana / いはな inobana / いのばな inohana / いのはな inawa / いなわ	檀 Custom Scroll sandalwood; hardwood; purple-red; surname Tan (surname, female given name) Mayumi; (surname) Dan; (surname) Tan; (personal name) Ibana; (personal name) Ihana; (personal name) Inobana; (personal name) Inohana; (personal name) Inawa A hard wood, translit. da, dan. dāna, a giver; donation, charity, almsgiving, bestowing; sandalwood
絳绛 see styles	jiàng / jiang4 chiang	絳 Custom Scroll purple-red; capital of the Jin State during the Spring and Autumn Period (770-475 BC)
緅 see styles	zōu / zou1 tsou	緅 Custom Scroll purple silk
緋 see styles	fēi / fei1 fei hi / ひ akai / あかい aka / あか	緋 Custom Scroll dark red; purple silk (noun - becomes adjective with の) (1) scarlet; red; (2) blood; (out-dated kanji) (1) red; crimson; scarlet; (2) red-containing colour (e.g. brown, pink, orange); (3) (colloquialism) Red (i.e. communist); (4) (abbreviation) red light; (5) (abbreviation) red ink (i.e. in finance or proof-reading); (in) the red; (adj-no,n-pref) (6) complete; total; perfect; obvious; (personal name) Hi; (female given name) Akai; (personal name) Aka
ウベ see styles	ube / ウベ	ウベ Custom Scroll (See 大薯) water yam (Dioscorea alata) (fil: ube); winged yam; purple yam; (personal name) Uwe
五色 see styles	wǔ sè / wu3 se4 wu se goshiki;goshoku / ごしき;ごしょく	五色 Custom Scroll multi-colored; 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; five colors
京紫 see styles	kyoumurasaki / kyomurasaki / きょうむらさき	京紫 Custom Scroll (noun - becomes adjective with の) (See 江戸紫) somewhat reddish purple; (given name) Kyoushi
内紫 see styles	uchimurasaki / うちむらさき	内紫 Custom Scroll (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	参薯 Custom Scroll (kana only) (obscure) (See 大薯) water yam (Dioscorea alata); winged yam; purple yam
參薯参薯 see styles	shēn shǔ / shen1 shu3 shen shu	參薯 Custom Scroll Dioscorea alata (Kinampay or aromatic purple yam, a sweet root crop) See: 参薯
大紫 see styles	oomurasaki;oomurasaki / おおむらさき;オオムラサキ	大紫 Custom Scroll (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	大薯 Custom Scroll (kana only) water yam (Dioscorea alata); winged yam; purple yam
巨峰 see styles	jù fēng / ju4 feng1 chü feng kyohou / kyoho / きょほう	巨峰 Custom Scroll Kyoho (grape type) (1) gigantic peak; (2) kyoho grape; large purple-black slip-skin grape variety, like Concord grapes; (given name) Kohou; (female given name) Kyohou
浅紫 see styles	asamurasaki / あさむらさき	浅紫 Custom Scroll light purple
深紫 see styles	fukamurasaki / ふかむらさき	深紫 Custom Scroll (noun - becomes adjective with の) deep purple
溝萩 see styles	mizohagi / みぞはぎ misohagi / みそはぎ	溝萩 Custom Scroll (kana only) Lythrum anceps (species of loosestrife closely related to purple loosestrife, Lythrum salicaria)
濃紫 see styles	komurasaki / こむらさき	濃紫 Custom Scroll dark purple
田薯 see styles	densho;densho / でんしょ;デンショ	田薯 Custom Scroll (kana only) (obscure) (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	禊萩 Custom Scroll (kana only) Lythrum anceps (species of loosestrife closely related to purple loosestrife, Lythrum salicaria)
紅紫 see styles	koushi;benimurasaki / koshi;benimurasaki / こうし;べにむらさき	紅紫 Custom Scroll crimson and purple; red-purple; magenta; (female given name) Koushi
紅芋 see styles	beniimo;beniimo / benimo;benimo / べにいも;ベニイモ	紅芋 Custom Scroll (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	紫微 Custom Scroll (abbreviation) (See 紫微垣) Purple Forbidden Enclosure (group of constellations in the northern sky associated with the emperor)
紫斑 see styles	zǐ bān / zi3 ban1 tzu pan shihan / しはん	紫斑 Custom Scroll bruise purple spot
紫晶 see styles	zǐ jīng / zi3 jing1 tzu ching	紫晶 Custom Scroll amethyst (purple crystalline silicon dioxide)
紫氣 see styles	zǐ qì / zi3 qi4 tzu ch`i / tzu chi	紫氣 Custom Scroll purple cloud (auspicious portent in astrology)

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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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