# 紫 — Purple

Frequency rank 1310 / 2,608 in published Japanese.

Rarer in this ranking, but still part of the 2,608-character published set.

More common than 塚 (Mound), less common than 膝 (Knee).

- On’yomi: し
- Kun’yomi: むらさき
- Radical: 糸 Silk (Kangxi 120)
- Frequency path: Level X of XX

Stop on the left, a spoon in the middle, and thread on the right — you stop the spoon from unraveling the thread, saving the beautiful purple yarn from destruction.

In words:

- 紫 むらさき — purple colour,violet

[Study 紫](https://app.kanjidrift.com/study?kanji=%E7%B4%AB)

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