大紫

Japanese

Kanji in this term
大 紫
おお
Grade: 1 		むらさき
Grade: S
kun'yomi

Etymology

Compound of 大(おお) (ō, “big, great”) + 紫(むらさき) (murasaki, “purple”)

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [o̞ːmɯ̟ɾa̠sa̠kʲi]

Noun

大(おお)紫(むらさき) or 大紫(オオムラサキ) • (ōmurasaki) 

  1. great purple emperor, Sasakia charonda
  2. a purple cultivar of Rhododendron pulchrum

Usage notes

As with many terms that name organisms, this term is often spelled in katakana, especially in biological contexts (where katakana is customary).

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