Word Meaning 藍蝋

あいろう airou

藍蝋 is read as あいろう (airou) and means indigo wax.

Meaning

English

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

Reading

Kana

あいろう

Romaji

airou

Writing Variants

  • 藍蠟 あいろう airou

Stroke Sequence

2 Characters • 32 Total Strokes

Study Signals and Categories

Kanken 準1級 Rank 163154 Priority Z

Related Vocabulary

Max. 12

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

ろう

wax

蝋燭

ろうそく

candle

伽藍

がらん

temple building

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)