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紫

name

(historical, colloquial, from 江戸紫 (Edo murasaki, “royal purple”), where the dye is traditionally made in) Edo, the de facto capital of the Tokugawa shogunate

紫は日本の歴史において重要な色でした。

Purple was an important color in Japanese history.

意味（1）

(historical, colloquial, from 江戸紫 (Edo murasaki, “royal purple”), where the dye is traditionally made in) Edo, the de facto capital of the Tokugawa shogunate

意味（2）

(colloquial) Short for 紫式部 (Murasaki Shikibu): Heian-period novelist and lady-in-waiting

意味（3）

a female given name

意味（4）

a surname

意味（5）

(colloquial, by extension) Synonym of 源氏物語 (Genji Monogatari): The Tale of Genji