Word Meaning 紫衣

しい shii

紫衣 is read as しい (shii) and means purple vestment (traditionally awarded by the imperial household).

Meaning

English

  1. purple vestment (traditionally awarded by the imperial household)
  2. high-ranking priest's purple robe

Reading

Kana

しい

Romaji

shii

Writing Variants

  • 紫衣 しえ shie

Stroke Sequence

2 Characters • 18 Total Strokes

Study Signals and Categories

JLPT N1 Jōyō Upper Grade Kanken 4級 Rank 139835 Priority V

Related Vocabulary

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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

紫式部

むらさきしきぶ

Japanese beautyberry (Callicarpa japonica)

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))

脱衣

だつい

undressing

素衣

そい

white clothes