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藍 : Indigo

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Components:

indigo

On 'yomi:
ラン(ran)
Kun 'yomi:
あい(ai)
Strokes:18
Radical: (140)
Usage Rating:2043
JLPT:N1
old JLPT:1
Grade:8
Unicode:085cd
jis208:45-85
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藍 Usage examples

晶石(らんしょうせき)cyanite, kyanite
人造(じんぞうあい)synthetic indigo
(せいらん)indigo blue
染め(あいぞめ)
(あいぞめ)
indigo dye
衣社員(らんいしゃいん)blue-collar, blue-collar worker (employee)
緑葉甘(リョクヨウカンラン)kale (Brassica oleracea var. acephala)
(かんらん)cabbage
球茎甘(きゅうけいかんらん)kohlrabi
子持ち甘(こもちかんらん)Brussels sprouts
(のうらんしょく)dark indigo
大伽(だいがらん)large temple edifice, large temple
青はより出でてより青し(あおはあいよりいでてあいよりあおし)Although blue dye comes from the indigo plant, it is bluer than indigo, The student has overcome the master (from whom he has learned)