藍

あい アイ らん

dyer's knotweed (Persicaria tinctoria, used to produce indigo dye)

藍型

あいがた

stencil dyeing produced with various shades of indigo

出藍

しゅつらん

pupil excelling his master

洋藍

ようらん

indigo

藍屋

あいや

indigo dyer

濃藍

こあい

deep indigo

青藍

せいらん あおあい

indigo blue

藍蝋

あいろう

indigo wax, cylindrical shape made from indigo dye froth, often by boiling the froth with caustic soda, used for coloring paintings, etc.

藍鉄

あいてつ

dark steel blue

蓼藍

たであい タデアイ

dyer's knotweed (Persicaria tinctoria, used to produce indigo dye)

藍革

あいかわ

indigo-dyed leather

藍鮫

あいざめ アイザメ

any shark of genus Centrophorus (esp. the dwarf gulper shark, Centrophorus atromarginatus)

藍汁

あいしる

mixture of lime and fermented indigo leaves after the indigo dye has precipitated from the leaves (byproduct in the process of creating indigo dye)

藍鼠

あいねずみ

indigo-tinged grey, indigo-tinged gray

藍絵

あいえ

ukiyo-e print produced with various shades of indigo (and sometimes small amounts of vermilion or yellow)

藍鞣

あいなめし

indigo-dyed leather

藍花

あいばな

scum formed near the end of the indigo fermentation process

藍墨

あいずみ

indigo wax shaped as an inkstick

藍蓼

あいたで アイタデ

dyer's knotweed (Persicaria tinctoria, used to produce indigo dye)