# 紫 — purple

紫 means “purple”. It is a JLPT N1 kanji written with 12 strokes. On'yomi: シ (shi). Kun'yomi: むらさき (murasaki). You'll see it in words such as 紫 (murasaki, “purple; violet”).

- Meaning: purple
- On'yomi: シ (shi)
- Kun'yomi: むらさき (murasaki)
- Strokes: 12
- Level: JLPT N1 · set Colours & light

## How to remember 紫

Sounds like 止: both read シ.

Parts: 止 stop · 匕 sitting person; spoon · 糸 thread

## Words with 紫

| Word | Reading | Meaning |
| --- | --- | --- |
| 紫 | むらさき (murasaki) | purple; violet |

## Don't confuse it with

[紙](https://moji.ninja/n4-kanji/paper/) · [終](https://moji.ninja/n4-kanji/end/) · [細](https://moji.ninja/n3-kanji/thin/) · [絶](https://moji.ninja/n2-kanji/sever/)

## More in the “Colours & light” set

[彩](https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/colouring/) · [丹](https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/cinnabar/) · [玄](https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/mysterious/) · [紫](https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/purple/) · [朱](https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/vermilion/) · [紺](https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/navy-blue/) · [藍](https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/indigo/) · [褐](https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/brown/)

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From Moji Ninja (https://moji.ninja/), a free app for learning hiragana, katakana and the JLPT kanji from N5 to N1 with spaced repetition. Page: https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/purple/. Last updated 2026-11-01.