紫苑

Japanese
紫苑: the aster

Alternative forms

Etymology 1
Kanji in this term
紫 苑
し
Grade: S		 おん
Jinmeiyō
on’yomi

From Middle Chinese 紫菀 (MC t͡siᴇX ʔʉɐnX). Compare modern Mandarin 紫菀 (zǐwǎn).

Pronunciation

    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.[2][3]

    /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

        References
        1. 1998, NHK日本語発音アクセント辞典 (NHK Japanese Pronunciation Accent Dictionary) (in Japanese), Tōkyō: NHK, →ISBN
        2. 1988, 国語大辞典（新装版） (Kokugo Dai Jiten, Revised Edition) (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Shogakukan
        3. 2006, 大辞林 (Daijirin), Third Edition (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Sanseidō, →ISBN
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