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 Meanings Expression the student has become the master (literally: blue dye comes from the indigo plant and is bluer than indigo) Kanji 青 blue. Read as あお. 藍 indigo. Read as あい. 出 out. Read as いでる. Word lists Proverbs Jinuma: Japanese Dictionary · Word lists