化け粧しょう煉れん瓦が

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Meanings

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noun

ornamental tile; facing brick

Refers to decorative tiles or bricks used for exterior or interior wall surfaces, often for aesthetic finishing rather than structural purposes.

この建たて物ものの外がい壁へきには化け粧しょう煉れん瓦がが使つかわれている。
Ornamental tiles are used on the exterior wall of this building.

化

change, take the form of, influence

粧cosmetics, adorn (one's person)

煉refine metals, kneading over fire

瓦tile, gram

Similar words

煉れん瓦が
煉瓦 is a general term for brick, while 化粧煉瓦 specifically refers to decorative or facing bricks/tiles.
タイル
タイル is a more common loanword for tile, often used for smaller, glazed tiles. 化粧煉瓦 can refer to larger brick-like decorative units.

Etymology

Compound of 化粧 (けしょう, 'makeup, decoration') and 煉瓦 (れんが, 'brick'). The term describes bricks used for decorative facing rather than structural support.