Word Meaning 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 ao ha aiyoriideteaiyoriaoshi

青は藍より出でて藍より青し is read as あおはあいよりいでてあいよりあおし (ao ha aiyoriideteaiyoriaoshi) and means the student has become the master.

Meaning

English

  1. the student has become the master
  2. blue dye comes from the indigo plant and is bluer than indigo

Reading

Kana

あおはあいよりいでてあいよりあおし

Romaji

ao ha aiyoriideteaiyoriaoshi

Stroke Sequence

13 Characters • 73 Total Strokes

Study Signals and Categories

JLPT N1 Jōyō Upper Grade Kanken 2級 Proverb Rank 114156 Priority R

Related Vocabulary

Max. 12

青藍色

せいらんしょく

livid

青藍

せいらん

indigo blue

出藍

しゅつらん

pupil excelling his master

出藍の誉れ

しゅつらんのほまれ

surpassing one's master

藍青色

らんせいしょく

indigo blue

藍青

らんせい

indigo blue

青柳

あおやぎ

green willow (i.e. one that has budded)

青嵐

せいらん

mountain air

青酸

せいさん

hydrocyanic acid

青梅

あおうめ

unripe plum

青票

せいひょう

blue ballot (representing an opposition vote)

青酸カリ

せいさんかり

potassium cyanide

Example Sentences

1

あおはあいよりいでてあいよりあおし。

Blue comes from indigo but is bluer than indigo.