Radical Combination

Meaning

Primary

Purple

Mnemonic

You stop a spoon from moving by tying it with thread that's purple. The spoon wouldn't stop moving around, so you had to use your favorite purple thread to make it stop. It's the strongest thread you have.

Readings

On’yomi

Kun’yomi

むらさき

Nanori

None

Mnemonic

To remember this reading, think about how the village you previously went to was all purple. It was the "村先" (むらさき) that you went to.

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