| 1320 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
| 1489 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
| 3534 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
| 1392 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 1626 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
| 2209 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 1389 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 1478 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 1711 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
| 1507 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
| 3332 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 1728 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 2348 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
| 1387 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
| 27337X | Morohashi |
| 2688 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 4486 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
| 1375 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
| 1475 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
| 1577 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
Jōyō kanji, taught in junior high
JLPT level N1
1516 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 紫色 【ムラサキイロ】 purple, violet
- 紫外線 【シガイセン】 ultraviolet rays, ultraviolet radiation
- 紅紫 【コウシ】 crimson and purple, red-purple, magenta
- 九紫 【キュウシ】 ninth of nine traditional astrological signs (corresponding to Mars and south)
Kun reading compounds
- 紫 【むらさき】 purple, violet, purple gromwell (Lithospermum erythrorhizon), red gromwell, red-root gromwell, soy sauce
- 紫色 【むらさきいろ】 purple, violet
- 貝紫 【かいむらさき】 Tyrian purple
- 古代紫 【こだいむらさき】 reddish-purple
Readings
- Japanese names:
- さい、 ゆかり
- Korean:
- ja
Spanish
- púrpura
- violeta
Portuguese
- roxo
- violeta
French
- violet
| 1241 | 2001 Kanji |
| 6a6.15 | The Kanji Dictionary |
| 2-6-6 | SKIP code |
| 2-5-6 | SKIP code |
| 2290.3 | Four corner code |
| 2190.3 | Four corner code |
| 1-27-71 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
| 7d2b | Unicode hex code |
dark blue, navy
- On:
- コン
Jōyō kanji, taught in junior high
JLPT level N1
1825 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 紺 【コン】 navy blue, deep blue
- 紺屋 【コウヤ】 dyer
- 紫紺 【シコン】 dark purple, bluish purple
- 茄子紺 【ナスコン】 dusky purple, dark purple, eggplant color
Readings
- Korean:
- gam
Spanish
- azul oscuro
- azul marino
Portuguese
- azul escuro
- azul-marinho
French
- bleu marine
| 1279 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
| 1738 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
| 3517 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
| 1653 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 1629 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
| 1954 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 1493 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 1592 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 1562 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
| 1524 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
| 1688 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 899 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 1219 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
| 1774 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
| 27362 | Morohashi |
| 1332 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 4466 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
| 1758 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
| 1895 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
| 1472 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
| 2778 | 2001 Kanji |
| 6a5.5 | The Kanji Dictionary |
| 1-6-5 | SKIP code |
| 2497.0 | Four corner code |
| 1-26-16 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
| 7d3a | Unicode hex code |