Kanji Database
English
靛

靛 — readings, stroke count and radical

  • Non-Jōyō kanji
  • 16 strokes

Meaning

indigo, any blue (plant) dye

English glosses from KANJIDIC2.

Readings

On (Sino-Japanese)
  • テン
Kun (native)
  • あい
Other languages
  • 拼音dian4
  • 한글jeon
  • Hán-ViệtĐiện
  • Hán-ViệtĐĩnh

Basics

Strokes
16 strokes
Radical
靑(あお)
JIS level
Level 4
Unicode
U+975B

Components

Components this kanji is made of. Follow them to find similar kanji.

Composition (IDS): left–right ⿰青定

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Lookup codes

SKIP
1-8-8
Nelson
5078