ムラサキ

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Japanese

For pronunciation and definitions of ムラサキ – see the following entry.
むらさきS
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
(colloquial, from its purplish color) Synonym of 醤油 (shōyu): soy sauce
(colloquial) a woman
(archaic women's speech) Synonym of (iwashi): a sardine, especially the Japanese pilchard, Sardinops sagax
(historical, from being allowed to wear purple clothing) Synonym of 検校 (kengyō): the highest ranked blind court official
(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
(colloquial) Short for 紫式部 (Murasaki Shikibu): Heian-period novelist and lady-in-waiting
(colloquial, by extension) Synonym of 源氏物語 (Genji Monogatari): The Tale of Genji
a female given name
a surname
(This term, ムラサキ (murasaki), is the katakana spelling of the above term.)