紫苑

Japanese

紫苑: the aster

Alternative forms

• 紫菀 (less common)

Etymology 1

Kanji in this term
紫	苑
し Grade: S	おん Jinmeiyō
on’yomi

From Middle Chinese 紫菀 (MC tsjeX 'jwonX). Compare modern Mandarin 紫菀 (zǐwǎn).

Pronunciation

• (Tokyo) し​おん [shíꜜòǹ] (Atamadaka – [1])
• (Tokyo) しおん [shìóń] (Heiban – [0])
• IPA^(key): [ɕiõ̞ɴ]

Noun

紫(し)苑(おん) • (shion) ^{←しをん (siwon)?}

1. a Tartarian aster (Aster tataricus)

Proper noun

紫(し)苑(おん) • (Shion) ^{←しをん (siwon)?}

1. a female given name

Derived terms

• 紫苑(しおん)色(いろ) (shion iro): a specific color coordination when wearing layered robes, usually with violet (the color of the aster) as one of the layers

Etymology 2

Kanji in this term
紫	苑
し Grade: S	おに Jinmeiyō
irregular

Alteration from shion, where the final moraic n changed to ni.

/ɕion/ → /ɕioni/

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ɕio̞ɲ̟i]

Noun

紫(し)苑(おに) • (shioni) ^{←しをに (siwoni)?}

1. a Tartarian aster (Aster tataricus)

Proper noun

紫(し)苑(おに) • (Shioni) ^{←しをに (siwoni)?}

1. a female given name

Etymology 3

Kanji in this term
紫	苑
し Grade: S	えん Jinmeiyō
on’yomi

Alteration from shion, using the kan'on reading of en for the second character. Less common.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ɕiẽ̞ɴ]

Proper noun

紫(し)苑(えん) • (Shien) ^{←しゑん (siwen)?}

1. (rare) a female given name