Word Meaning 紫式部

むらさきしきぶ murasakishikibu

紫式部 is read as むらさきしきぶ (murasakishikibu) and means Japanese beautyberry (Callicarpa japonica).

Meaning

English

Japanese beautyberry (Callicarpa japonica)

Reading

Kana

むらさきしきぶ

Romaji

murasakishikibu

Stroke Sequence

3 Characters • 29 Total Strokes

Study Signals and Categories

JLPT N1 Jōyō Upper Grade Kanken 4級 Rank 79675 Priority M

Related Vocabulary

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式部

しきぶ

(Meiji era) official responsible for court ceremonies

松下電子部品株式会社

まつしたでんしぶひんかぶしきがいしゃ

Matsushita Electronic Components Corporation

式部省

しきぶしょう

(Nara and Heian era) ministry of ceremonies

紫

むらさき

soy sauce

紫色

ししょく

purple

紫外線

しがいせん

ultraviolet rays

紫紺

しこん

bluish purple

紫外線療法

しがいせんりょうほう

ultraviolet treatment

紫外線消去型EPROM

しがいせんしょうきょかたいーぷろむ

ultraviolet erasable programmable ROM

紫外

しがい

ultraviolet

紫電

しでん

purple lightning

紫陽花科

あじさいか

Hydrangeaceae (family comprising the hortensias (hydrangeas))

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