lacquerware; lacquer ware
Refers to objects coated with Japanese lacquer (urushi), such as bowls, trays, and boxes. A common term in traditional crafts and daily life.
Lacquerware from Wajima is very famous.
My grandmother keeps her precious lacquerware in a box.
This region is famous as a production center for lacquerware.
Please handle the lacquerware carefully.
The craftsman finishes the lacquerware by coating it several times.
漆器 refers specifically to finished lacquerware objects, while 漆塗り covers both the lacquering process itself and the resulting ware.
漆 is the raw lacquer material, while 漆器 refers to the finished objects coated with that lacquer.
陶器 refers to pottery/ceramic ware, which learners sometimes confuse with 漆器 despite being a completely different material and craft.
Compound of 漆 (urushi, 'lacquer') and 器 (ki, 'vessel, utensil'). The reading しっき is a regular sound change from しつき.