紫御殿

むらさきごてん

wandering jew (Tradescantia pallida 'Purpurea'); purple secretia; purple-heart; purple queen

宸襟

しんきん

mind of the emperor, inner feelings of the emperor

宸翰

しんかん

Imperial letter

儀宸

ぎしん

empress dowager's home

紫

むらさき

purple, violet

殿

との しんがり どの

form of address used for official letters and business letters, and in letters to inferiors, Mr.

京紫

きょうむらさき

somewhat reddish purple

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

紫電

しでん

purple lightning, flash, swordflash

紫根

しこん

gromwell root (of species Lithospermum erythrorhizon)

紫紺

しこん

bluish purple

紫微

しび

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

紫蘭

しらん

Bletilla striata (purple variety of orchid)

紫苑

しおん

Tartarian aster (Aster tataricus)

薄紫

うすむらさき

light 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

筑紫

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