アイ
Meanings
Noun
Usually written in kana
1. dyer's knotweed (Persicaria tinctoria, used to produce indigo dye)
2. indigo (dye)
3. indigo (colour)
Pitch accent
Used in vocabulary (27 in total)
① なめし革を、藍色に染めたもの。
anil indigo (Indigofera suffruticosa); Assam indigo (Strobilanthes cusia)
Mercurialis leiocarpa (species of mercury whose leaves can be used to produce an indigo dye)