漆
Meanings
1
lacquer; japan
Refers to the natural resin from the lacquer tree, used in traditional East Asian lacquerware.
This bowl is coated with lacquer.
2
lacquer tree; Chinese lacquer tree
usually written using kana alone
The tree Toxicodendron vernicifluum, whose sap is used to make lacquer. Usually written in kana.
Touching the lacquer tree can sometimes cause a rash.
Usage patterns
- 漆を塗るto apply lacquer
The craftsman applied lacquer to the bowl.
- 漆にかぶれるto get a skin rash from (contact with) lacquer
I got a rash from touching lacquer in the mountains.
- 漆を採るto tap/harvest lacquer sap
When autumn comes, the work of tapping lacquer from the trees begins.