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化粧煉瓦 (けしょうれんが) Japanese meaning | Kotomora

化け粧しょう煉れん瓦が

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Meanings

1

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.

Kanji

化change, take the form of, influence
粧cosmetics, adorn (one's person)
煉refine metals, kneading over fire
瓦tile, gram

Related 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.

Built from

化け粧しょう+煉れん瓦が

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.