Kanji #054 ／ 紫色

< TYPE >
Kanji / ka i - sho style

< READING >
○紫
The japanese reading : mu ra sa ki
The sound reading : si
○色
The japanese reading : i ro
The sound reading : sho ku, si ki
○紫色
The japanese reading : mu ra sa ki - i ro
The sound reading : -

< MEANING >
○紫
purple
○色
color, Sexual desire between men and women, lust, Form and a state to appear forth
○紫色
purple

< ORIGIN >
○紫
「left upper part」＋「right upper part」＋「糸」
left upper part : A simplified form of the 趾 ( foot ).
right upper part : A simplified form of 比 ( lining up ).
「left upper part」+「right upper part」 : Line up separately without keeping both legs.
糸 : thread
When we mix red and blue and was able to be dyed, a color dyed into become the intermediate color.
○色
Hieroglyph
A figure of the sex.
The figure which the man who stooped down gets on the woman who stooped down.

< USE >
○紫
紫苑 [si - e n] : The flower garden where a purple flower blooms.
紫翠 [si - su i] : Name of the jewel
紫塞 [si - sa i] : Another name of the Great Wall of China.
○色
音色（ne - i ro）：tone
異色（i - sho ku）：unique
難色（na n - sho ku）：disapproval
顔色（ka o - i ro）：complexion

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I introduce ''紫色 ( purple )'' on this time.

I recognize purple as a noble color.
It was the color that people of high social position wore.

Purple light has an antibacterial effect.
So, I have an image of "an inaccessible color" for purple, too.

That reminds me,
Chinese great man "Confucius'' seems to have disliked purple.
Because purple is an intermediate color.
He seems to have disliked incompleteness.


I introduce ''茶色'' on the next time.


Thank you.
See you next time.

All of us are piece of peace.