Kanji
藍
N1
18 strokes
Grade 8
freq #2043
indigo
On'yomi (音読み)
ラン
Kun'yomi (訓読み)
あい
On'yomi compounds (音読み)
伽藍
がらん
temple (esp. large one); monastery
藍綬褒章
らんじゅほうしょう
Medal with Blue Ribbon
僧伽藍摩
そうがらんま
Buddhist convent or monastery
Kun'yomi words (訓読み)
藍
あい
dyer's knotweed (Persicaria tinctoria, used to produce indigo dye)
藍蝋
あいろう
indigo wax; cylindrical shape made from indigo dye froth, often by boiling the froth with caustic soda, used for coloring paintings, etc.
藍染屋
あいぞめや
indigo dyer
藍鞣
あいなめし
indigo-dyed leather
藍染め付け
あいそめつけ
indigo-colored ceramics; indigo-patterned cloth
藍墨
あいずみ
indigo wax shaped as an inkstick
藍隈
あいぐま
indigo blue make-up used in kabuki
藍瓶
あいがめ
earthenware pot for storing indigo dye
藍紙
あいがみ
indigo-dyed paper; indigo paper
藍野大学
あいのだいがく
Aino University