Meaning

Primary

Purple

Alternative

Violet

Word Type

noun, の adjective

Explanation

A purple color is purple. Simple as that!

Reading

むらさきいろ
  • Kyoko
    (Tokyo accent, female)
  • Kenichi
    (Tokyo accent, male)

Explanation

The reading for is different from the one you learned with the kanji. To remember this reading, think about how the previous village you went to was all purple. It was the "村先" (むらさき) that you went to. Everything. Absolutely everything was purple.

Context

Context Sentences

彼女はいつも制服の上に紫色のベストを着ている。

She always wears a purple colored vest over her school uniform.

Kanji Composition