漆
lacquer, varnish, seven
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
20 of 29- 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
Study
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.