Info on the Kanji 藍

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What is this? "藍"

Meaning(s)

indigo

Reading(s)

onyomi RAN
kunyomi ai

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stroke count 18
grade s
jlpt level N1
Example words with 藍
WordMeaning
がらん
garan
temple / monastery / temple building
かんらん
kanran
cabbage
やまあい
yama ai
mercurialis leiocarpa
しゅつらん
shutsuran
pupil excelling his master
あおあい
ao ai
indigo blue
のうあい
nou ai
deep indigo
きあい
ki ai
anil indigo / assam indigo
ひろしあい
hiroshi ai
indigo
あいはな
ai hana
scum formed near the end of the indigo fermentation process / asiatic dayflower
あいえ
ai e
ukiyo-e print produced with various shades of indigo
あいかわ
ai kawa
indigo-dyed leather
あいくま
ai kuma
indigo blue make-up used in kabuki
あいかた
ai kata
stencil dyeing produced with various shades of indigo
あいさめ
ai same
any shark of genus centrophorus
あいこ
ai ko
mottled spinefoot / dusky rabbitfish / sandy spinefoot
あいかみ
ai kami
indigo-dyed paper / indigo paper / spiderwort-dyed paper
あいしる
ai shiru
mixture of lime and fermented indigo leaves after the indigo dye has precipitated from the leaves
あいしょく
ai shoku
indigo blue
あいすり
ai suri
ukiyo-e print produced with various shades of indigo / staining a pattern on fabric or paper by rubbing it with indigo leaves
あいそめ
ai some
indigo dye
あいねずみ
ai nezumi
indigo-tinged grey / indigo-tinged gray
あいも
ai mo
blue-green algae / cyanobacteria
あいたけ
ai take
green-cracking russula / quilted green russula / green brittlegill
あいてつ
ai tetsu
dark steel blue
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