Translation guide
Describes a deep, dark shade of indigo blue. In Japanese, this color is often expressed with specific traditional color names or descriptive phrases.
Referring to the deep, dark blue-purple color of indigo dye.
The general word for indigo blue. Can be modified with 濃い (dark) to specify 'dark indigo'.
To say 'dark [color]', use 濃い (こい) before the color name. For example, 濃い青 (dark blue), 濃い緑 (dark green). For indigo, 濃い藍色 is natural.
彼は濃い藍色のシャツを着ている。
He is wearing a dark indigo shirt.
Navy blue; a very dark blue. Often used for dark indigo shades, especially in formal or traditional contexts.
That kimono is a deep dark indigo.
Indigo (the plant or the dye). Can refer to the color, but often used in compound words or traditional contexts.
The indigo-dyed cloth is a beautiful dark indigo.
Lapis lazuli blue; a deep, slightly purplish blue. Sometimes used poetically for dark indigo.
The sky turned a dark indigo.