| 4082 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
| 2772 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 2232 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 2133 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 3024 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 1543 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 2108 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
| 32258X | Morohashi |
| 2381 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 5233 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
| 2371 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
| 1565 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
Jōyō kanji, taught in junior high
JLPT level N1
2043 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 藍綬褒章 【ランジュホウショウ】 Medal with Blue Ribbon
- 藍衣社員 【ランイシャイン】 blue-collar, blue-collar worker (employee)
- 伽藍 【ガラン】 temple (esp. large one), monastery, temple building
- 芥藍 【カイラン】 kai-lan, gai-lan, Chinese broccoli
Kun reading compounds
- 藍 【あい】 dyer's knotweed (Persicaria tinctoria, used to produce indigo dye), indigo (dye), indigo (colour)
- 藍色 【あいいろ】 indigo blue, indigo
- 人造藍 【じんぞうあい】 synthetic indigo
- 琉球藍 【りゅうきゅうあい】 Assam indigo (Strobilanthes cusia)
Readings
- Korean:
- ram
Spanish
- índigo
Portuguese
French
| 3k15.5 | The Kanji Dictionary |
| 2-3-15 | SKIP code |
| 2-3-14 | SKIP code |
| 4410.7 | Four corner code |
| 1-45-85 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
| 85cd | Unicode hex code |
Jōyō kanji, taught in junior high
JLPT level N1
1616 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 墨 【ボク】 Mexico, Mohism, ink, tattooing (as a form of punishment in ancient China)
- 墨書 【ボクショ】 writing in India ink
- 遺墨 【イボク】 autographs (brushwork) of departed person
- 水墨 【スイボク】 water and ink, ink painting
Kun reading compounds
- 墨 【すみ】 sumi, India ink, Chinese ink, ink stick, ink-cake, squid ink, octopus ink, carpenter's inking string
- 墨絵 【すみえ】 ink painting
- イカ墨 【いかすみ】 squid ink
- 雪と墨 【ゆきとすみ】 diametric opposites, night and day, black and white, snow and ink
Readings
- Japanese names:
- すの
- Korean:
- mug
Spanish
- tinta
- negro
- Méjico
Portuguese
- tinta preta
- tinta da Índia
- pau de tinta
- nanquin
- México
French
- encre noire
- encre de Chine
- bâtonnet d'encre
- Mexique
| 1821 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
| 1431 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
| 5404 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
| 1494 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 1167 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
| 2230 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 1705 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 1821 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 1695 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
| 363 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
| 3423 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 1763 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 2400 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
| 177 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
| 5469X | Morohashi |
| 2753 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 1086 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
| 175 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
| 187 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
| 1696 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
| 3672 | 2001 Kanji |
| 3b11.4 | The Kanji Dictionary |
| 2-7-7 | SKIP code |
| 6010.4 | Four corner code |
| 1-43-47 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
| 58a8 | Unicode hex code |