12 strokes
                                                    
                        Jouyou kanji
            Taught in 7th grade
    
                                                    JLPT exam level N1
                                            purple, violet
Kun'yomi
- む - ら - さ - き - purple ②purple gromwell (Lithospermum erythrorhizon) ③soy sauce 
On'yomi
- シ 
Nanori
- さい 
- ゆかり 
Character Breakdown
purple, violet
むらさき シ さい (7th, N1)
this, current, next
シ この これ (Kentei Pre-1)
References
| Unicode hex code | 7D2B | 
| JIS X 0208 | 1-27-71 | 
| Nelson, A. Classic Nelson | 3534 | 
| Haig, J. New Nelson Japanese-English Character Dictionary | 4486 | 
| Halpern, J. New Japanese-English Character Dictionary | 2688 | 
| Halpern, J. Kodansha Kanji Dictionary | 3332 | 
| Halpern, J. Kanji Learners Dictionary (Kodansha) | 1728 | 
| Halpern, J. Kanji Learners Dictionary (Kodansha), 2nd edition (2013) | 2348 | 
| Heisig, J. Remembering The Kanji | 1375 | 
| Heisig, J. Remembering The Kanji, Sixth Ed. | 1475 | 
| Gakken A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage | 1489 | 
| O'Neill, P.G. Japanese Names | 2209 | 
| O'Neill, P.G. Essential Kanji | 1392 | 
| Morohashi Daikanwajiten | 27337X | 
| Henshall, K. A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters | 1320 | 
| Spahn and Hadamitzky Kanji and Kana | 1389 | 
| Spahn and Hadamitzky Kanji and Kana (2011 edition) | 1478 | 
| Hodges & Okazaki Japanese Kanji Flashcards | 1626 | 
| Kask, A. Tuttle Kanji Cards | 1577 | 
| Nishiguchi & Kono Kanji in Context | 1711 | 
| Kodansha Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide | 1507 | 
| Maniette, Y. Les Kanjis dans la tete | 1387 | 
| Tuttle Dictionary Descriptor Code | 6a6.15 | 
| Four corner code | 2290.3 | 
| De Roo Code | 1241 |