Definition of 紫

JLPTN2
紫★【むらさきmurasaki】

noun:

  • purple; violet
  • Lithospermum erythrorhizon (species of gromwell) - usually written using kana alone
  • type of soy sauce ➜ 醤油

Example Sentences

赤akaとto青aoをwo混ぜるmazeruとto紫murasakiになるninaru。
Red and blue paint mixed together give us purple.
紫murasakiのnoじゅうたんjuutanはhaこのkono赤いakaiカーテンKAATENとto調和chouwaしないshinaiだろうdarou。
A purple carpet will not go with this red curtain.
そのsono色iroはhaピンクPINKUというよりtoiuyori紫murasakiだda。
The color is purple rather than pink.
絵具enoguのno赤akaとto青aoをwo混ぜるmazeruとto紫murasakiにniなるnaruってtte知っshiてteたta？
Did you know that if you mixed red and blue paint you obtained purple?
青aoとto赤akaをwo混ぜるmazeruとto紫murasakiにniなるnaru。
If you mix blue and red, you'll get purple.

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