# 藍 — indigo

藍 means “indigo”. It is a JLPT N1 kanji written with 18 strokes. On'yomi: ラン (ran). Kun'yomi: あい (ai).

- Meaning: indigo
- On'yomi: ラン (ran)
- Kun'yomi: あい (ai)
- Strokes: 18
- Level: JLPT N1 · set Colours & light

## How to remember 藍

Parts: 艹 grass · 監 oversee

## Don't confuse it with

[濫](https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/excessive/) · [監](https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/oversee/) · [艦](https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/warship/) · [覧](https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/look-over/)

## More in the “Colours & light” set

[彩](https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/colouring/) · [丹](https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/cinnabar/) · [玄](https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/mysterious/) · [紫](https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/purple/) · [朱](https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/vermilion/) · [紺](https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/navy-blue/) · [藍](https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/indigo/) · [褐](https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/brown/)

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From Moji Ninja (https://moji.ninja/), a free app for learning hiragana, katakana and the JLPT kanji from N5 to N1 with spaced repetition. Page: https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/indigo/. Last updated 2026-11-01.