漢文訓読

Original Literary Chinese text:

青，取之於藍，而青於藍。／青，取之于蓝，而青于蓝。 (Xunzi, c. 3^rd century BCE)

The color blue, obtained from the indigo plant, is nevertheless bluer than the plant itself.

(The original passage is in the subject-verb-object order, as in English)

Kanbun annotation:

青，取_二之於_レ藍_一，而青_二於藍_一。

(Passage is annotated with kanbun marks to be arranged in the Japanese subject-object-verb order)

Kanbun kundoku:

青(あを)は、之(これ)を藍(あゐ)より取(と)りて、而(しか)も藍(あゐ)より青(あを)し。

Ao wa, kore o ai yori torite, shikamo ai yori aoshi.

The color blue is obtained from the indigo plant, and yet is bluer than the plant itself.

(Passage can now be read in the Japanese subject-object-verb order)