Word Meaning 藍摺

あいずり aizuri

藍摺 is read as あいずり (aizuri) and means staining a pattern on fabric or paper by rubbing it with indigo leaves.

Meaning

English

  1. staining a pattern on fabric or paper by rubbing it with indigo leaves
  2. ukiyo-e print produced with various shades of indigo (and sometimes small amounts of vermilion or yellow)

Reading

Kana

あいずり

Romaji

aizuri

Writing Variants

  • 藍摺り あいずり aizuri

Stroke Sequence

2 Characters • 32 Total Strokes

Study Signals and Categories

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Related Vocabulary

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藍摺絵

あいずりえ

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

あい

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

藍綬褒章

らんじゅほうしょう

Medal with Blue Ribbon

藍野大学

あいのだいがく

Aino University

藍方石

らんぽうせき

haüyne

手摺り

てすり

handrail

伽藍

がらん

temple building

手古摺る

てこずる

to have much trouble

人造藍

じんぞうあい

synthetic indigo

子持ち甘藍

こもちかんらん

Brussels sprouts

火吹藍子

ひふきあいご

blotched foxface (Siganus unimaculatus, species of Western Pacific rabbitfish)