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).