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藍: indigo

indigo; deep blue
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藍(あい) "indigo"; 藍色(あいいろ) "indigo blue", 藍染め(あいぞめ) "indigo dyeing". らん in 伽藍(がらん) "temple buildings".

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Key words

藍あいindigo (plant, dye)
藍色あいいろindigo blue
藍染めあいぞめindigo dyeing
伽藍がらんtemple buildings

Example sentences

My grandmother made a small bag out of cloth dyed with indigo.

As evening came, the sky turned a deep indigo.

The buildings of an old temple stand in a row at the foot of the mountain.

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