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    3. 藍

    藍

    藍あい

    indigo

    N1KMT10Freq #2043Nature & EnvironmentArt & DesignKanji18 strokes

    Kun'yomi

    あい

    On'yomi

    ラン

    indigo

    艹監

    艹
    臣
    皿

    Stroke 0 / 18

    Speed1.0x

    濫蘯藏蘆薀藪儖檻蘯薀藏蘆濫檻襤儖監鹽臨

    Alternative forms of this concept

    䒑
    艸

    Concepts using this kanji

    藍

    dyer's knotweed (Persicaria tinctoria, used to produce indigo dye)

    藍野大学

    Aino University

    藍方石

    haüyne

    人造藍

    synthetic indigo

    伽藍

    temple (esp. large one)

    本藍

    natural indigo

    天藍石

    lazulite

    二藍

    deep purple

    藍衣社員

    blue-collar

    山藍

    Mercurialis leiocarpa (species of mercury whose leaves can be used to produce an indigo dye)

    子持ち甘藍

    Brussels sprout

    出藍

    pupil excelling his master

    藍子

    mottled spinefoot (Siganus fuscescens)

    天然藍

    natural indigo

    火吹藍子

    blotched foxface (Siganus unimaculatus)

    木藍

    anil indigo (Indigofera suffruticosa)

    藍海松茶

    brown tinged with olive green and indigo

    藍革

    indigo-dyed leather

    出藍の誉れ

    surpassing one's master

    藍染め付け

    indigo-colored ceramics

    網藍子

    little spinefoot (Siganus spinus)

    藍青色

    indigo blue

    青藍色

    livid

    藍白

    pale cyan

    白藍

    pale cyan

    藍染屋

    indigo dyer

    藍型

    stencil dyeing produced with various shades of indigo

    藍花

    scum formed near the end of the indigo fermentation process

    藍屋

    indigo dyer

    藍玉

    ball of dried, ground, fermented dyer's knotweed leaves

    玉藍

    ball of dried, ground, fermented dyer's knotweed leaves

    藍紙

    indigo-dyed paper

    藍染芝生茸

    Psilocybe subcaerulipes (species of psychoactive mushroom)

    藍返し

    lightly re-dyeing something with indigo

    藍晶石

    cyanite

    藍色

    indigo blue

    藍青

    indigo blue

    青藍

    indigo blue

    藍鉄

    dark steel blue

    洋藍

    indigo

    藍色細菌

    blue-green bacterium

    緑葉甘藍

    kale (Brassica oleracea var. acephala)

    藍閃石

    glaucophane

    青は藍より出でて藍より青し

    the student has become the master

    濃藍色

    dark indigo

    大伽藍

    large temple edifice

    羽衣甘藍

    kale (Brassica oleracea var. acephala)

    藍染め

    indigo dye

    七堂伽藍

    complete seven-structured temple compound

    藍摺絵

    ukiyo-e print produced with various shades of indigo (and sometimes small amounts of vermilion or yellow)

    藍鉄鉱

    vivianite

    藍絵

    ukiyo-e print produced with various shades of indigo (and sometimes small amounts of vermilion or yellow)

    藍紫色

    violet tinged with indigo

    藍藻植物

    cyanophyte

    球茎甘藍

    kohlrabi

    琉球藍

    Assam indigo (Strobilanthes cusia)

    藍茸

    green-cracking russula (Russula virescens)

    甘藍

    cabbage

    藍摺り

    ukiyo-e print produced with various shades of indigo (and sometimes small amounts of vermilion or yellow)

    藍蝋

    indigo wax

    藍染矢毒蛙

    dyeing poison dart frog (Dendrobates tinctorius)

    藍革縅

    stitching together armor with indigo-dyed leather

    濃藍

    deep indigo

    藍銅鉱

    azurite

    藍鼠

    indigo-tinged grey (gray)

    銅藍

    covellite

    藍瓶

    earthenware pot for storing indigo dye

    伽藍堂

    empty

    藍汁

    mixture of lime and fermented indigo leaves after the indigo dye has precipitated from the leaves (byproduct in the process of creating indigo dye)

    伽藍鳥

    pelican

    堂塔伽藍

    religious buildings (temples, shrines, pagodas, etc.)

    藍墨

    indigo wax shaped as an inkstick

    芥藍

    kai-lan

    僧伽藍摩

    Buddhist convent or monastery

    藍みどろ

    Oscillatoria (cyanobacteria)

    インド藍

    indigo

    藍藻

    blue-green algae

    藍隈

    indigo blue make-up used in kabuki

    藍鮫

    any shark of genus Centrophorus (esp. the dwarf gulper shark, Centrophorus atromarginatus)

    藍蓼

    dyer's knotweed (Persicaria tinctoria, used to produce indigo dye)

    蓼藍

    dyer's knotweed (Persicaria tinctoria, used to produce indigo dye)

    藍鞣

    indigo-dyed leather

    藍靛

    indigo

    藍綬褒章

    Medal with Blue Ribbon

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    Used in vocabulary

    • 皿
    • 臣
    • 艹

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    • 伽藍堂
    • 伽藍
    • 伽藍鳥
    • 七堂伽藍
    • 出藍
    • 青藍色
    • 藍
    • 藍色
    • 藍藻
    • 藍綬褒章
    • 人造藍
    • 藍晶石
    • 出藍の誉れ
    • 青藍
    • 藍染め
    • 藍衣社員
    • 緑葉甘藍
    • 甘藍
    • 球茎甘藍
    • 子持ち甘藍
    • 濃藍色
    • 大伽藍
    • 青は藍より出でて藍より青し
    • 藍鮫
    • 藍子
    • インド藍
    • 藍靛
    • 洋藍
    • 藍銅鉱
    • 網藍子
    • 火吹藍子
    • 濃藍
    • 藍紫色
    • 木藍
    • 琉球藍
    • 羽衣甘藍
    • 藍藻植物
    • 藍絵
    • 藍摺り
    • 藍摺絵
    • 藍色細菌
    • 山藍
    • 藍革
    • 藍革縅
    • 藍返し
    • 藍型
    • 藍紙
    • 藍瓶
    • 藍隈
    • 藍汁
    • 藍蝋
    • 藍墨
    • 藍鞣
    • 藍染め付け
    • 藍染屋
    • 藍蓼
    • 藍茸
    • 藍玉
    • 玉藍
    • 藍鼠
    • 藍花
    • 藍みどろ
    • 藍海松茶
    • 蓼藍
    • 僧伽藍摩
    • 藍鉄
    • 藍鉄鉱
    • 藍染芝生茸
    • 芥藍
    • 銅藍
    • 藍閃石
    • 藍方石
    • 藍屋
    • 二藍
    • 堂塔伽藍
    • 藍白
    • 白藍
    • 藍青色
    • 藍青
    • 本藍
    • 天然藍
    • 藍染矢毒蛙
    • 天藍石
    • 藍野大学

    Similar concepts

    • 濫
    • 蘯
    • 藏
    • 蘆
    • 薀
    • 藪
    • 儖
    • 檻
    • 襤
    • 監
    • 鹽
    • 臨

    Variants

    • 䒑
    • 艸

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