Kanji

Jōyō kanji, Taught in junior high

JLPT level: N1

2043 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers

Stroke count: 18

Meaning: indigo

Kunyomi: あい

Onyomi: ラン

Composition:

Radical

Radical:

Meaning: grass

Examples

Onyomi Examples

綬褒章 ランジュホウショウ Medal with Blue Ribbon

衣社員 ランイシャイン blue-collar, blue-collar worker (employee)

ガラン temple (esp. large one), monastery, temple building

カイラン kai-lan, gai-lan, Chinese broccoli

Kunyomi Examples

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

あいいろ indigo blue

人造 じんぞうあい synthetic indigo

琉球 りゅうきゅうあい Assam indigo (Strobilanthes cusia)