Indigo

On’yomi: らん
Kun’yomi: あい
Radical: 艸 Grass (Kangxi 140)

Rarer in this ranking, but still part of the 2,608-character published set.

More common than 乙 (Latter), less common than 璧 (Disc).

Flowers on top, a plate in the middle, and an umbrella below — flowers arranged on a plate sheltered by an umbrella, the deep indigo blue of the blooms staining everything they touch.

In words

藍褸ぼろ rag;scrap;tattered clothes;fault (esp. in a pretense);defect;run-down or junkyN1

藍 is rank 1750 of 2,608 in published Japanese.

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