Vocabulary

What does 紫 (むらさき, murasaki) mean?

紫 (むらさき, murasaki) means purple.

Quick facts
Readingむらさき
Romajimurasaki
Part of speechnoun, no-adjective
Level (estimated, JLPT framework)N2
むらさき
N2 · estimated, JLPT frameworkCommonmurasaki

purple

  1. 1noun · no-adjective purple; violet
  2. 2noun purple gromwell (Lithospermum erythrorhizon); red gromwell; red-root gromwell
  3. 3noun soy sauce

Example sentences

  • The sky is dyed purple.

  • She was wearing a purple dress.

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Entries, readings and English glosses: JMdict — Electronic Dictionary Research and Development Group (EDRDG), licensed CC BY-SA 4.0. Example sentences and their translations written by GoMe.

Voice: VOICEVOX Nemo.

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