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    zi3
tzu
 murasaki(p); murasaki
    むらさき(P); ムラサキ

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Purple / Violet
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.


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gàn
    gan4
kan
 kon
    こん

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Violet Color
violet or purple
(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

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zǐ sè
    zi3 se4
tzu se
 murasakiiro(p); shishoku / murasakiro(p); shishoku
    むらさきいろ(P); ししょく

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Purple / Violet
purple; violet (color)
(noun - becomes adjective with の) purple; violet; (female given name) Shiiro

不動明王


不动明王

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bù dòng míng wáng
    bu4 dong4 ming2 wang2
pu tung ming wang
 fudoumyouou / fudomyoo
    ふどうみょうおう

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Fudo Myo-o / Wisdom King
{Buddh} Acala (Wisdom King); Acalanatha; Fudō Myōō (Myō-ō); fierce Buddhist deity; (place-name) Fudoumyouou
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.

青紫

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qīng zǐ
    qing1 zi3
ch`ing tzu
    ching tzu
 aomurasaki
    あおむらさき
purple
bluish purple

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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

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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

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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.


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jiàng
    jiang4
chiang
purple-red

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zōu
    zou1
tsou
purple silk


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fēi
    fei1
fei
 hi
    ひ
dark red; purple silk
scarlet; crimson; cardinal red; (personal name) Hi

ウベ

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 ube
    ウベ
(See 大薯) water yam (Dioscorea alata) (fil: ube); winged yam; purple yam; (personal name) Uwe

二藍

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 futaai / futai
    ふたあい
deep purple; reddish indigo

五色

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wǔ sè
    wu3 se4
wu se
 goshiki; goshoku
    ごしき; ごしょく
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

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 kyoumurasaki / kyomurasaki
    きょうむらさき
(noun - becomes adjective with の) (See 江戸紫) somewhat reddish purple; (given name) Kyōshi

内紫

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 uchimurasaki
    うちむらさき
(1) purple Washington clam (Saxidomus purpurata); (2) type of pomelo with red-purple flesh

参薯

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 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

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shēn shǔ
    shen1 shu3
shen shu
Dioscorea alata (Kinampay or aromatic purple yam, a sweet root crop)
See: 参薯

大紫

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 oomurasaki; oomurasaki
    おおむらさき; オオムラサキ
(1) giant purple butterfly (species of nymphalid butterfly, Sasakia charonda); (2) Rhododendron oomurasaki (species of purple azalea); (surname) Oomurasaki

大薯

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 daijo; daijo
    だいじょ; ダイジョ
(kana only) water yam (Dioscorea alata); winged yam; purple yam

巨峰

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jù fēng
    ju4 feng1
chü feng
 kyohou / kyoho
    きょほう
Kyoho (grape type)
(1) lofty peak; (2) kyoho (large purple-black grape variety); (given name) Kohou

朱紫

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zhū zǐ
    zhu1 zi3
chu tzu
 shushi
vermilion and purple

浅紫

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 asamurasaki
    あさむらさき
light purple

深紫

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 fukamurasaki
    ふかむらさき
(noun - becomes adjective with の) deep purple

溝萩

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 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

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 komurasaki
    こむらさき
dark purple

田薯

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 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

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 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

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 koushi; benimurasaki / koshi; benimurasaki
    こうし; べにむらさき
crimson and purple; red-purple; magenta; (female given name) Kōshi

紅芋

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 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

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 shibi
    しび
(abbreviation) (See 紫微垣) Purple Forbidden Enclosure (group of constellations in the northern sky associated with the emperor)

紫斑

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zǐ bān
    zi3 ban1
tzu pan
 shihan
    しはん
bruise
purple spot

紫晶

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zǐ jīng
    zi3 jing1
tzu ching
amethyst (purple crystalline silicon dioxide)

紫服

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zǐ fú
    zi3 fu2
tzu fu
 shifuku
purple robe

紫氣


紫气

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zǐ qì
    zi3 qi4
tzu ch`i
    tzu chi
purple cloud (auspicious portent in astrology)

紫煙

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 shien
    しえん
purple smoke; tobacco smoke; (given name) Shien

紫燕

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 murasakitsubame; murasakitsubame
    むらさきつばめ; ムラサキツバメ
(1) (kana only) powdered oakblue (butterfly) (Narathura bazalus); (2) purple martin (bird) (Progne subis)

紫砂

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zǐ shā
    zi3 sha1
tzu sha
a type of clay found in the region of Yixing 宜興|宜兴[Yi2 xing1], used to make Yixing stoneware, with its distinctive russet or dark purple coloring

紫紺

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 shikon
    しこん
dark purple; bluish purple; (personal name) Shikon

紫芋

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 murasakiimo; murasakiimo / murasakimo; murasakimo
    むらさきいも; ムラサキイモ
(often called yams in America, but this is technically incorrect) purple fleshed sweet potato (any one of several different such)

紫草

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zǐ cǎo
    zi3 cao3
tzu ts`ao
    tzu tsao
 yukari
    ゆかり
red root gromwell (Lithospermum erythrorhizon); flowering plant whose roots provide purple dye; arnebia (plant genus in family Boraginaceae)
(female given name) Yukari

紫薺

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 murasakinazuna; murasakinazuna
    むらさきなずな; ムラサキナズナ
(kana only) purple rock cress (Aubrietia deltoidea)

紫蘭

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 shiran
    しらん
Bletilla striata (purple variety of orchid); (female given name) Shiran

紫衣

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zǐ yī
    zi3 yi1
tzu i
 shie; shii / shie; shi
    しえ; しい
purple vestment (traditionally awarded by the imperial household); high-ranking priest's purple robe; (female given name) Shie
紫袈; 紫服 The purple robe, said to have been bestowed on certain monks during the Tang dynasty.

紫袈

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zǐ jiā
    zi3 jia1
tzu chia
 shike
purple robe

紫袍

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zǐ páo
    zi3 pao2
tzu p`ao
    tzu pao
purple qipao gown, the sign of an official position

紫金

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zǐ jīn
    zi3 jin1
tzu chin
 shikon
Zijin county in Heyuan 河源[He2 yuan2], Guangdong
purple-gold

紫雲


紫云

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zǐ yún
    zi3 yun2
tzu yün
 shiun
    しうん
Ziyun Hmong and Buyei autonomous county in Anshun 安順|安顺[An1 shun4], Guizhou
{Buddh} purple clouds on which Amitabha rides to welcome the spirits of the dead; (female given name) Shikumo

紫電

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 shiden
    しでん
purple lightning; flash; swordflash; (given name) Shiden

紺靑


绀靑

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gàn qīng
    gan4 qing1
kan ch`ing
    kan ching
 konjō
dark purple

絳紫


绛紫

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jiàng zǐ
    jiang4 zi3
chiang tzu
dark reddish purple

若紫

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 wakamurasaki
    わかむらさき
light purple; mauve; (surname, female given name) Wakamurasaki

草鷺


草鹭

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cǎo lù
    cao3 lu4
ts`ao lu
    tsao lu
(bird species of China) purple heron (Ardea purpurea)

蒲柳

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 horyuu / horyu
    ほりゅう
(1) purple willow; (2) infirmity; delicate constitution

薄紫

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 usumurasaki
    うすむらさき
(See 薄紫色) light purple

藤色

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 fujiiro / fujiro
    ふじいろ
light purple

視紅

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 shikou / shiko
    しこう
visual purple; rhodopsin

貝紫

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 kaimurasaki
    かいむらさき
Tyrian purple

赤花

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 akabana; akabana
    あかばな; アカバナ
(1) (kana only) willowherb (Epilobium pyrricholophum); (2) safflower red; (3) kimono color combination (crimson outside, bluish purple inside); (place-name) Akabana

醬紫


酱紫

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jiàng zǐ
    jiang4 zi3
chiang tzu
dark reddish purple; Internet slang abbr. for 這樣子|这样子[zhe4 yang4 zi5]

マフグ

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 mafugu
    マフグ
(kana only) purple puffer (Takifugu porphyreus)

五間色


五间色

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wǔ jiān sè
    wu3 jian1 se4
wu chien se
 go kenjiki
The five compound colours, v. 五色.; five compound colors are 緋 crimson, 紅, scarlet, 紫 purple, 綠 green, 磂黃 brown.

北椋鳥


北椋鸟

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běi liáng niǎo
    bei3 liang2 niao3
pei liang niao
(bird species of China) purple-backed starling (Agropsar sturninus)

古代紫

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 kodaimurasaki
    こだいむらさき
reddish-purple

唐の芋

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 tounoimo / tonoimo
    とうのいも
(See 里芋・さといも) var. of taro with long purple stalks

暗紫色

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 anshishoku
    あんししょく
dark purple

朝顔貝

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 asagaogai; asagaogai
    あさがおがい; アサガオガイ
(kana only) common purple snail (Janthina janthina); common purple sea snail; violet snail; purple bubble raft snail; janthina

Variations:

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 ouchi / ochi
    おうち
(1) (archaism) (See 栴檀・せんだん) 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

此の糸

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 konoito
    このいと
(joc) (archaism) (See 紫・1) purple; violet

水引幕

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 mizuhikimaku
    みずひきまく
{sumo} purple curtain on the hanging roof above the ring

江戸紫

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 edomurasaki
    えどむらさき
(noun - becomes adjective with の) (See 京紫) bluish-violet; royal purple

淡紫色

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 tanshishoku
    たんししょく
lilac (colour); mauve; light purple

牡丹色

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 botaniro
    ぼたんいろ
light crimson; scarlet tinged with purple

真河豚

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 mafugu; mafugu
    まふぐ; マフグ
(kana only) purple puffer (Takifugu porphyreus)

紫御殿

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 murasakigoten; murasakigoten
    むらさきごてん; ムラサキゴテン
wandering jew (Tradescantia pallida 'Purpurea'); purple secretia; purple-heart; purple queen

紫微垣

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 shibien
    しびえん
Purple Forbidden Enclosure (group of constellations in the northern sky associated with the emperor)

紫水雞


紫水鸡

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zǐ shuǐ jī
    zi3 shui3 ji1
tzu shui chi
(bird species of China) purple swamphen (Porphyrio porphyrio)

紫猿子

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 murasakimashiko; murasakimashiko
    むらさきましこ; ムラサキマシコ
(kana only) purple finch (Carpodacus purpureus)

紫甘藍


紫甘蓝

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zǐ gān lán
    zi3 gan1 lan2
tzu kan lan
red cabbage; purple cabbage

紫紅色


紫红色

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zǐ hóng sè
    zi3 hong2 se4
tzu hung se
red-purple; mauve; prune (color); claret

紫苑色

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 shioniro
    しおんいろ
(noun - becomes adjective with の) (See 紫苑) light purple (similar to that of the flowers of the Tartarian aster)

紫菜苔

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zǐ cài tái
    zi3 cai4 tai2
tzu ts`ai t`ai
    tzu tsai tai
purple cabbage; Brassica campestris var. purpurea

紫金山

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zǐ jīn shān
    zi3 jin1 shan1
tzu chin shan
Purple Mountain in suburbs of Nanjing, with Ming tombs and Sun Yat-sen's mausoleum

紺琉璃


绀琉璃

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gàn liú lí
    gan4 liu2 li2
kan liu li
 konruri
purple vaiḍūrya; of purple vaiḍūrya

羊羹色

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 youkaniro / yokaniro
    ようかんいろ
rusty color produced when black or purple clothes fade

至極色

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 shigokuiro
    しごくいろ
(rare) dark purple (formerly only worn by the highest-ranking officials)

茄子紺

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 nasukon
    なすこん
dusky purple; dark purple; eggplant color

葡萄紫

see styles
pú tao zǐ
    pu2 tao5 zi3
p`u t`ao tzu
    pu tao tzu
grayish purple color

葡萄色

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 budouiro / budoiro
    ぶどういろ
    ebiiro / ebiro
    えびいろ
(noun - becomes adjective with の) dark purple; grape (colour); reddish brown; maroon

薄紫色

see styles
 usumurasakiiro / usumurasakiro
    うすむらさきいろ
orchid; light purple

貝紫色

see styles
 kaimurasakiiro / kaimurasakiro
    かいむらさきいろ
(noun - becomes adjective with の) Tyrian purple; royal purple

赤玉葱

see styles
 akatamanegi
    あかたまねぎ
red onion; purple onion

鉄平石

see styles
 teppeiseki / teppeseki
    てっぺいせき
teppeiseki stone; platy andesite; flagstone; dark blue or purple stone, esp. used in paving or gardens

黒斑病

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 kokuhanbyou / kokuhanbyo
    こくはんびょう
purple spot (on a plant)

黒紫色

see styles
 kokushishoku
    こくししょく
dark purple

アカバナ

see styles
 akabana
    アカバナ
(1) (kana only) willowherb (Epilobium pyrricholophum); (2) safflower red; (3) kimono color combination (crimson outside, bluish purple inside)

シンショ

see styles
 shinsho
    シンショ
(kana only) (obscure) water yam (Dioscorea alata); winged yam; purple yam

ダイジョ

see styles
 daijo
    ダイジョ
(kana only) water yam (Dioscorea alata); winged yam; purple yam

デンショ

see styles
 densho
    デンショ
(kana only) (obscure) water yam (Dioscorea alata); winged yam; purple yam

ハープル

see styles
 paapuru / papuru
    パープル
purple; (place-name) Babol; Babul (Iran)

Entries with 2nd row of characters: The 2nd row is Simplified Chinese.

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