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漆

lacquer, varnish, seven

JLPTN1StatusJōyō · secondary schoolFrequencyTop 2,000Strokes14

Readings

On'yomi

  • シツ

Kun'yomi

  • うるし

Nanori

  • うる

Meaning

漆 centers on the glossy coating lacquer, made from tree sap. The 'seven' meaning is a rare alternative use, not the main idea.

Most common words using 漆

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  • 漆黒しっこく

    jet-black; pitch-dark; raven-black; stygian

  • 漆うるし

    East Asian lacquer; japan

  • 漆喰しっくい

    mortar; plaster; stucco

  • 漆器しっき

    lacquer ware; lacquerware; lacquer work; lacquerwork

  • 漆塗りうるしぬり

    lacquering; lacquer ware

  • 乾漆かんしつ

    dried lacquer

  • 乾漆像かんしつぞう

    dry lacquer statue; statue made from many layers of hemp cloth soaked with lacquer

  • 乾漆造かんしつぞう

    dry lacquer technique; kanshitsu; technique for making objects (vessels, sculptures, statues, etc.) from many layers of hemp cloth soaked with lacquer

  • 仮漆かしつ

    varnish

  • 山漆やまうるし

    Japanese sumac (Rhus trichocarpa)

  • 庭漆にわうるし

    tree of heaven (Ailanthus altissima)

  • 彫漆ちょうしつ

    carved lacquer technique

  • 朱漆しゅうるし

    vermilion lacquer (made by mixing vermilion into clear lacquer)

  • 漆かぶれうるしかぶれ

    poison ivy rash; urushiol-induced contact dermatitis; toxicodendron dermatitis; rhus dermatitis

  • 漆屋うるしや

    lacquer shop; lacquerer

  • 漆工しっこう

    japanning; lacquer work

  • 漆書しっしょ

    writing in (japan) lacquer

  • 漆樹しつじゅ

    Chinese lacquer tree (Toxicodendron vernicifluum)

  • 漆細工うるしざいく

    lacquerware

  • 漆絵うるしえ

    a lacquer painting

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Etymology

漆 combines 氵 (water/liquid) with 桼, a component that historically represented the lacquer tree and its sap. The character likely originated as a depiction of the tree and the liquid tapped from it.

Meaning mnemonic

The left side 氵 is liquid, and the right side 桼 looks like a tree with dripping sap. Picture the sap being collected and turned into shiny lacquer.

Reading mnemonic

For シツ, imagine a sheet of lacquer so glossy you can see your reflection: sheet -> シツ, and the lacquer shines like a mirror.