紫のドラゴン
murasaki no doragon
The English phrase "purple dragon" is translated into Japanese as 紫のドラゴン (murasaki no doragon).
This phrase refers to a mythical winged reptile that is purple in color.
What does it mean word for word?
The phrase consists of the noun murasaki (purple), the particle no which acts as a possessive or modifying particle and the loanword doragon (dragon).
How does it change in a sentence?
You can make the description of the color more explicit by replacing murasaki no with murasaki-iro no, which results in 紫色のドラゴン, meaning "purple-colored dragon".
How do you pronounce it?
murasaki no doragon
Did you know?
- While doragon refers to the winged creatures of Western myth, Japanese culture has its own ancient dragon, the ryu, which is typically wingless and serpent-like.
- In traditional Japanese culture, the color purple, or murasaki, was historically a highly prestigious color reserved for the highest levels of the aristocracy and Buddhist clergy.
- The word murasaki is also the name of the legendary author of the world's first novel, The Tale of Genji, known as Murasaki Shikibu.
Examples in context
- 彼女は紫竜の姿をした夢を見た。She dreamt of a purple dragon.
- あの漫画には紫のドラゴンが登場するよ！A purple dragon appears in that manga!
- 紫のドラゴンが現れた。Murasaki no doragon ga arawareta.A purple dragon appeared.
- 物語には紫のドラゴンが出てきます。Monogatari ni wa murasaki no doragon ga detekimasu.A purple dragon appears in the story.
- 彼は紫のドラゴンの絵を描いた。Kare wa murasaki no doragon no e o kaita.He drew a picture of a purple dragon.
Example conversation
Two siblings are looking at a picture book together.
- 陽葵 Himariこの紫のドラゴン、すごくかっこいいね！Kono murasaki no doragon, sugoku kakkoii ne!This purple dragon is so cool!
- 陽太 Yotaうん、陽葵、僕もこれ好きだよ。Un, Himari, boku mo kore suki da yo.Yeah, Himari, I like this one too.
- 陽葵 Himari次はどんな色のドラゴンが出てくるかな？Tsugi wa donna iro no doragon ga detekuru kana?I wonder what color dragon comes next?
- 陽太 Yota赤いドラゴンかもしれないよ。Akai doragon kamoshirenai yo.It might be a red dragon.
