18 strokes
Jouyou kanji
Taught in 11th grade
JLPT exam level N1

indigo

Kun'yomi
  • dyer's knotweed (Persicaria tinctoria, used to produce indigo dye) ②indigo (dye) ③indigo (color)
On'yomi
  • ラン

Main Radical

(KanXi)

Reading Commonality

あい 98.5%
ラン 1.5%

Character Breakdown

indigo
あい ラン (11th, N1)
grass, grass radical (no. 140)
oversee, official, govt office
けん カン (7th, N1)
bend down, bow, lie prostrate
ガ ふ.せる ふせ.る (Kentei Pre-1)
retainer, subject
シン とみ おみ (4th, N2)
person
ひと ニン ジン (1st, N5)
one, one radical (no.1)
イチ いっ ひと- (1st, N5)
dish, a helping, plate
さら ベイ (3rd, N2)

Common Words

indigo-dyed leather
little spinefoot (Siganus spinus)
deep indigo
ukiyo-e print produced with various shades of indigo (and sometimes small amounts of vermilion or yellow)
ukiyo-e print produced with various shades of indigo (and sometimes small amounts of vermilion or yellow) ②staining a pattern on fabric or paper by rubbing it with indigo leaves
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References

Unicode hex code 85CD
JIS X 0208 1-45-85
Nelson, A. Classic Nelson 4082
Haig, J. New Nelson Japanese-English Character Dictionary 5233
Halpern, J. New Japanese-English Character Dictionary 2381
Halpern, J. Kodansha Kanji Dictionary 3024
Halpern, J. Kanji Learners Dictionary (Kodansha) 1543
Halpern, J. Kanji Learners Dictionary (Kodansha), 2nd edition (2013) 2108
Heisig, J. Remembering The Kanji 2371
Heisig, J. Remembering The Kanji, Sixth Ed. 1565
O'Neill, P.G. Japanese Names 2772
Morohashi Daikanwajiten 32258X
Spahn and Hadamitzky Kanji and Kana 2232
Spahn and Hadamitzky Kanji and Kana (2011 edition) 2133
Tuttle Dictionary Descriptor Code 3k15.5
Four corner code 4410.7