あい
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Meanings
Noun
1. dyer's knotweed (Persicaria tinctoria, used to produce indigo dye) (Usually kana)
2. indigo (dye)
3. indigo (colour)
Other spellings
藍あい
Other readings
Kanji in other spellings
Pitch accent
あい
Used in vocabulary
藍あい染ぞめ
indigo dye
Noun
人じん造ぞう藍あい
synthetic indigo
Noun
りゅうきゅうあい
Assam indigo (Strobilanthes cusia)
Noun
藍あい摺ずり
staining a pattern on fabric or paper by rubbing it with indigo leaves
Noun
藍あい摺ずり絵え
ukiyo-e print produced with various shades of indigo (and sometimes small amounts of vermilion or yellow)
Noun
藍あい返がえし
lightly re-dyeing something with indigo
Noun
藍あい染そめ付つけ
indigo-colored ceramics; indigo-patterned cloth
Noun
藍あい海松みる茶ちゃ
brown tinged with olive green and indigo
Noun
天てん然ねん藍あい
natural indigo
Noun