紫

むらさき

purple, violet

筑紫

Tsukushi (former province located in northern Kyūshū; later split into Chikuzen and Chikugo)

紫貝

むらさきがい ムラサキガイ

Soletellina diphos (species of clam)

蔓紫

つるむらさき ツルムラサキ

Malabar spinach (Basella alba), Indian spinach

紫燕

むらさきつばめ ムラサキツバメ

powdered oakblue (butterfly) (Narathura bazalus)

紫闥

したつ

gate of the imperial palace, imperial court, imperial palace

紫蘭

しらん

Bletilla striata (purple variety of orchid)

紫電

しでん

purple lightning, flash, swordflash

紫根

しこん

gromwell root (of species Lithospermum erythrorhizon)

紫苑

しおん

Tartarian aster (Aster tataricus)

紫微

しび

Purple Forbidden Enclosure (group of constellations in the northern sky associated with the emperor)

紫紺

しこん

bluish purple

紫蘇

しそ ちそ シソ

shiso (Perilla frutescens var. crispa), perilla, beefsteak plant

藤紫

ふじむらさき

dark lilac (color), royal blue

赤紫

あかむらさき

purplish red

紫檀

したん

rosewood, red sandalwood

内紫

うちむらさき

purple Washington clam (Saxidomus purpurata)

紫雲

しうん

purple clouds, clouds on which Amida Buddha rides to welcome the spirits of the dead

九紫

きゅうし

ninth of nine traditional astrological signs (corresponding to Mars and south)