漢字Kanji · in Textiles, Plants & Food
藍: indigo
JLPT N118 strokesSecondary schoolYour ink: 白 Not met
艹 carries the meaning · 監 is drawn in
18 strokes
Two readings, and the words that use each
ランran · on'yomi · in compounds
- 伽藍がらんtemple (esp. large one); monastery
- 出藍しゅつらんpupil excelling his master
あいai · kun'yomi · on its own
- 藍あいdyer's knotweed (Persicaria tinctoria…
Words: JMdict, EDRDG, CC BY-SA 4.0.
成り立ち
Where it comes from
Memory story · made up to help you remember
“Grass growing on top! Like a green crown upon the earth, this radical sits above kanji related to flowers, herbs, and vegetation.”
繋がり
Connections
Ink shades, lightest to darkest: 白 Not met, 淡 Met, 中 Learning, 濃 Familiar, 印 Mastered
監
Also built on oversee (監)
Also read ラン
7 kanji share this on'yomiEasy to confuse
The difference, side by side藍 indigo · 艹
vs濫 excessive · 氵In ChineseSimplified 蓝 · traditional, as in Japanese · lán
Japan keeps the traditional form 藍; mainland China simplifies it to 蓝.
- Simplified
- 蓝 mainland China, Singapore
- Traditional
- 藍 Taiwan, Hong Kong
Pinyin lán most common reading
Forms and pinyin: Unicode Unihan database (Unicode License v3). Pinyin lists the most common reading, not every reading.
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