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藍

藍 — indigo

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ラン
Kun
あい
Strokes
18
JLPT
N1
School grade
8

Common words with 藍

  • 藍あいdyer's knotweed (Persicaria tinctoria, used to produce indigo dye)Common
  • 藍綬褒章らんじゅほうしょうMedal with Blue RibbonOccasional
  • 二藍ふたあいdeep purple; reddish indigoRare
  • 本藍ほんあいnatural indigo; true indigo dyeRare
  • 藍型あいがたstencil dyeing produced with various shades of indigoRare
  • 藍花あいばなscum formed near the end of the indigo fermentation processRare
  • 木藍きあいanil indigo (Indigofera suffruticosa)Rare
  • 山藍やまあいMercurialis leiocarpa (species of mercury whose leaves can be used to produce a…Rare
  • 藍白あいじろpale cyan; pale azureRare
  • 白藍しらあいpale cyan; pale azureRare
  • 藍紙あいがみindigo-dyed paper; indigo paperRare
  • 青藍せいらんindigo blueRare
  • 藍青らんせいindigo blueRare
  • 藍返しあいがえしlightly re-dyeing something with indigoRare
  • 藍玉あいだまball of dried, ground, fermented dyer's knotweed leavesRare
  • 玉藍たまあいball of dried, ground, fermented dyer's knotweed leavesRare
  • 藍玉らんぎょくaquamarineRare
  • インド藍インドあいindigoRare
  • 藍鉄あいてつdark steel blueRare
  • 天然藍てんねんあいnatural indigoRare

With the N5–N1 kanji, you can read 69 words that use 藍.

  • 藍 あい dyer's knotweed (Persicaria tinctoria, used to produce indigo dye)
  • 二藍 ふたあい deep purple; reddish indigo
  • 本藍 ほんあい natural indigo; true indigo dye
  • 藍型 あいがた stencil dyeing produced with various shades of indigo
  • 藍花 あいばな scum formed near the end of the indigo fermentation process

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