Word Meaning 紫色

ししょく shishoku

紫色 is read as ししょく (shishoku) and means purple.

Meaning

English

  1. purple
  2. violet

Reading

Kana

ししょく

Romaji

shishoku

Writing Variants

  • 紫色 むらさきいろ murasakiiro

Stroke Sequence

2 Characters • 18 Total Strokes

Study Signals and Categories

JLPT N1 Jōyō Upper Grade Kanken 4級 Related Words ,,赤色,,橙色,,黄色, Rank 6750 Priority B

Related Vocabulary

Max. 12

紫苑色

しおんいろ

light purple (similar to that of the flowers of the Tartarian aster)

黒紫色

こくししょく

dark purple

薄紫色

うすむらさきいろ

orchid

暗紫色

あんししょく

dark purple

藍紫色

らんししょく

violet tinged with indigo

淡紫色

たんししょく

lilac (colour)

貝紫色

かいむらさきいろ

Tyrian purple

むらさき

soy sauce

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

Example Sentences

7

むらさきいろのかさをでんしゃにわすれた。

I left my purple umbrella on the train.

The skin is changing to a purplish red.

He likes women with violet eyes.

He likes women with violet eyes.

At dusk, the sky is tinted with purple light.

The gray sweater I like more than the purple.

His knee turned a ghastly blackish purple from the swelling.