JLPT N1 · 18 strokes
Kanji 藍: "indigo"
The kanji 藍 means "indigo". It is written with 18 strokes and belongs to JLPT level N1, read ラン in on'yomi and あい in kun'yomi.
Stroke order
Strokes are written in the order of the numbers. The order is not decorative: it is what gives the character its balance, and it is also how handwriting search works in Japanese dictionaries.
Readings
On'yomi (Sino-Japanese reading)
ラン
Kun'yomi (native Japanese reading)
あい
In a kun'yomi reading, the dot separates the kanji from its okurigana: かた.る is read かたる and written 語る. A hyphen marks a bound position, like -び in 日.
At a glance
| Meaning | indigo |
|---|---|
| Strokes | 18 |
| JLPT level | N1 |
| Taught in Japan | secondary school |
| Frequency rank | 2043 of 2,501 |
Common words with 藍
The most frequent words using this kanji, most common first, with furigana readings. Click one to open it in the reader.
- 藍色indigo blue; indigo
- 藍dyer's knotweed (Persicaria tinctoria, used to produce indigo dye) · indigo (dye)
- 伽藍temple (esp. large one); monastery · temple building
- 大伽藍large temple edifice; large temple
- 青藍indigo blue
- 藍玉ball of dried, ground, fermented dyer's knotweed leaves
- 藍染めindigo dye
- 濃藍deep indigo
- 甘藍cabbage
- 藍絵ukiyo-e print produced with various shades of indigo (and sometimes small amounts of vermilion or yellow)
- 藍鼠indigo-tinged grey (gray)
- 濃藍色dark indigo
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