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青は藍より出でて藍より青し

Meanings, readings, and example sentences for the Japanese word 青は藍より出でて藍より青し.

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Entry

青は藍より出でて藍より青しあおはあいよりいでてあいよりあおしExpressionFreq #195249
1

Proverb

the student has become the master; blue dye comes from the indigo plant and is bluer than indigo

Character notes

Kanji in this Word

blue, green

8 strokesFrequency 589JLPT N3Grade 1

On

セイショウ

Kun

あおあお-あお.い

Nanori

indigo

18 strokesFrequency 2,043JLPT N1Grade 8

On

ラン

Kun

あい

exit, leave, go out, come out, put out, protrude

5 strokesFrequency 13JLPT N4Grade 1

On

シュツスイ

Kun

で.る-でだ.す-だ.すい.でるい.だす

Nanori

いずいづいですっすつてん

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