紫苑

• 紫菀 (less common)

From Middle Chinese 紫菀 (MC t͡siᴇ^X ʔʉɐn^X). Compare modern Mandarin 紫菀 (zǐwǎn).

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

紫苑 (hiragana しおん, rōmaji shion, historical hiragana しをん)

1. an aster, a Michaelmas daisy: Aster tataricus

紫苑 (hiragana しおん, rōmaji Shion, historical hiragana しをん)

1. A female given name

• 紫 (し)苑 (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

Alteration from shion, where the final moraic n changed to ni.[2][3]

/ɕion/ → /ɕioni/

• (Irregular reading)
  • IPA^(key): [ɕio̞ɲ̟i]

紫苑 (hiragana しおに, rōmaji shioni, historical hiragana しをに)

1. an aster, a Michaelmas daisy: Aster tataricus

紫苑 (hiragana しおに, rōmaji Shioni, historical hiragana しをに)

1. A female given name

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

• On’yomi
  • IPA^(key): [ɕiẽ̞ɴ]

紫苑 (hiragana しえん, rōmaji Shien, historical hiragana しゑん)

1. (rare) A female given name