Jōyō kanji, Taught in junior high
JLPT level: N1
1516 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke count: 12
Meaning: purple, violet
Kunyomi: むらさき
Onyomi: シ
Composition: 此 糸
Radical: 糸
Meaning: silk
紫色 (ムラサキイロ) purple, violet
紫外線 (シガイセン) ultraviolet rays, ultraviolet radiation
紅紫 (コウシ) crimson and purple, red-purple, magenta
九紫 (キュウシ) ninth of nine traditional astrological signs (corresponding to Mars and south)
紫 (むらさき) purple, violet, Lithospermum erythrorhizon (species of gromwell), type of soy sauce
紫色 (むらさきいろ) purple, violet
貝紫 (かいむらさき) Tyrian purple
古代紫 (こだいむらさき) reddish-purple