紫式部
Traditional form:
紫式部
Pinyin (reading):
Zǐ Shìbù
Definitions:
- Murasaki Shikibu (born c. 973), Japanese writer, author of "The Tale of Genji"
Characters:
- 紫 - purple, violet; amethyst; surname
- 式 - formula, pattern, rule, style, system
- 部 - department, ministry; division, unit; part, section
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