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Readings

Kana: ラン、あい
Romaji: ran, ai
Kana
Romaji

Meaning

indigo

Stroke Diagram

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Kanji Info

Stroke Count:  18
Radical Number:  140
Frequency:  2043
Grade:  8
Skip Pattern:  2-3-15
Korean Reading:  ram
Chinese Reading:  la5
Unicode:  85cd
JIS:  4D75

Indexes

Halpern Index: 2381
Nelson Index: 4082
New Nelson Index: 5233
Spahn Hadamitzky Index: 3k15.5
Four Corner Index: 4410.7
Japanese Names Index: 2772
Daikanwanjiten Index: 32258X
Daikanwanjiten Index and Page: 9.0974
Remembering the kanji Index: 2371
1999 Kanji Learners Index: 1543
2013 Kanji Learners Index: 2108
Remembering the Kanji 6th Index: 1565
Kodansha Kanji Index: 3024

Words

(あい、アイ)
dyer's knotweed (Persicaria tinctoria, used to produce indigo dye); indigo (dye); indigo (colour)
藍色 (あいいろ)
indigo blue
藍染め (あいぞめ)
indigo dye
藍衣社員 (らんいしゃいん)
blue-collar; blue-collar worker (employee)
藍晶石 (らんしょうせき)
cyanite; kyanite
伽藍 (がらん)
temple (esp. large one); monastery; temple building
藍子 (あいご、アイゴ)
mottled spinefoot (Siganus fuscescens, species of Western Pacific rabbitfish); dusky rabbitfish; sandy spinefoot
濃藍色 (のうらんしょく)
dark indigo
藍綬褒章 (らんじゅほうしょう)
Medal with Blue Ribbon
青藍 (せいらん)
indigo blue
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