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藍

N1

Stroke Order

Meanings

  • indigo

On'yomi (音読み)

  • ラン

Kun'yomi (訓読み)

  • あい
Strokes
18
JLPT Level
N1
Frequency
#1697
School Grade
Secondary
Radical
艸#140 · grass

Components

Common Words

  • 藍あいNoun
    dyer's knotweed (Persicaria tinctoria, used to produce indigo dye)
  • 伽藍がらんNoun
    temple (esp. large one), monastery
  • 藍綬褒章らんじゅほうしょうNoun
    Medal with Blue Ribbon
  • 二藍ふたあいNoun
    deep purple, reddish indigo
  • 出藍しゅつらんNoun
    pupil excelling his master
  • 山藍やまあいNoun
    Mercurialis leiocarpa (species of mercury whose leaves can be used to produce an indigo dye)
  • 木藍きあいNoun
    anil indigo (Indigofera suffruticosa)
  • 本藍ほんあいNoun
    natural indigo, true indigo dye

Practice in Kanjiru

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