藍
indigo
Readings
On'yomi (音読み)
Kun'yomi (訓読み)
Information
Grade:8
Strokes:18
JLPT:1
Frequency:2043
Vocabulary
ラン
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 伽藍 | がらん | temple (esp. large one); monastery; temple building |
| 藍綬褒章 | らんじゅほうしょう | Medal with Blue Ribbon |
| 伽藍堂 | がらんどう | empty; hollow; bare; vacant; deserted; main hall of a temple (often vast and empty) |
| 伽藍鳥 | がらんちょう | pelican |
| 七堂伽藍 | しちどうがらん | complete seven-structured temple compound |
Other
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 藍 | あい | dyer's knotweed (Persicaria tinctoria, used to produce indigo dye); indigo (dye); indigo (colour) |
| 藍 | アイ | dyer's knotweed (Persicaria tinctoria, used to produce indigo dye); indigo (dye); indigo (colour) |
| 藍色 | あいいろ | indigo blue; indigo |
| 出藍の誉れ | しゅつらんのほまれ | surpassing one's master |
| 人造藍 | じんぞうあい | synthetic indigo |