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紫

noun

the purple or red-root gromwell, Lithospermum erythrorhizon / the root of the murasaki used as a natural dye / Short for 紫色 (murasaki-iro): the color purple

紫の花が咲くのは、赤根婆の特徴の一つです。

One of the characteristics of the red-root gromwell is that it blooms purple flowers.

意味（1）

the purple or red-root gromwell, Lithospermum erythrorhizon

紫(むらさき)のひともと故(ゆゑ)に武(む)蔵(さし)野(の)の草(くさ)はみながらあはれとぞ見(み)る

murasaki no hitomoto yue ni Musashino no kusa wa minagara aware to zo miruBecause of one shoot of murasaki grass, I feel fondness for all the plants and grasses on the plain of Musashino.

意味（2）

the root of the murasaki used as a natural dye

意味（3）

Short for 紫色 (murasaki-iro): the color purple

意味（4）

(colloquial, from its purplish color) Synonym of 醤油 (shōyu): soy sauce

意味（5）

(historical, from being allowed to wear purple clothing) Synonym of 検校 (kengyō): the highest ranked blind court official

意味（6）

(colloquial) a woman

意味（7）

(archaic women's speech) Synonym of 鰯 (iwashi): a sardine, especially the Japanese pilchard, Sardinops sagax