紫苑

From Middle Chinese 紫菀 (MC tsjeX 'jwonX). Compare modern Mandarin 紫菀 (zǐwǎn).

• (Tokyo) しおん [shíꜜòǹ] (Atamadaka – [1])^[1]
• (Tokyo) しおん [shìóń] (Heiban – [0])^[1]
• IPA^(key): [ɕiõ̞ɴ]

紫(し)苑(おん) • (shion) ^{←しをん (siwon)?}

1. a Tartarian aster (Aster tataricus)

紫(し)苑(おん) • (Shion) ^{←しをん (Siwon)?}

1. a female given name

• 紫苑(しおん)色(いろ) (shion iro): a specific color coordination when wearing layered robes, usually with violet (the color of the aster) as one of the layers

Alteration from shion, where the final moraic n changed to ni.^[2][3]

/ɕion/ → /ɕioni/

• IPA^(key): [ɕio̞ɲ̟i]

紫(し)苑(おに) • (shioni) ^{←しをに (siwoni)?}

1. a Tartarian aster (Aster tataricus)

紫(し)苑(おに) • (Shioni) ^{←しをに (Siwoni)?}

1. a female given name

Alteration from shion, using the kan'on reading of en for the second character. Less common.

• IPA^(key): [ɕiẽ̞ɴ]

紫(し)苑(えん) • (Shien) ^{←しゑん (Siwen)?}

1. (rare) a female given name