JLPT N1 · 18 strokes

The kanji 藍 — “blue (indigo)”

藍 means blue (indigo) and is a JLPT N1 kanji. It has 18 strokes and uses the grass / plants radical (艹).

Stroke order · 18 strokes

On'yomi (音読み): ラン
Kun'yomi (訓読み): あい
Radical: 艹 · grass / plants
Strokes: 18

How to remember 藍

Dipping grass (艹) into a basin (監) to dye it blue — indigo! That familiar theme color from the N4 app; 出藍の誉れ means the student surpassing the teacher.

Example words with 藍

Kun'yomi readings

藍あいindigo blue
藍染めあいぞめindigo dyeing

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