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水彩絵の具 (suisaienogu) Japanese meaning | Kotomora

水すい彩さい絵えの具ぐ

す

い

さ

い

え

の

ぐ

Meanings

1

expression, noun

watercolor paint; watercolors

art / aesthetics›

Refers to the paint medium itself, typically in cake or tube form, used in art.

新あたらしい水すい彩さい絵えの具ぐを買かっ

て

、

風ふう

景けい

を

描えが

い

た

。

I bought new watercolor paints and painted a landscape.

Kanji

水water
彩coloring, paint, makeup
絵picture, drawing, painting
具tool, utensil, means

Related words

水すい彩さい画が
水彩画 refers to a watercolor painting (the artwork), while 水彩絵の具 refers to the physical paint.

Written forms

水すい彩さい絵えの具ぐ
Standard spelling for watercolor paints.
水彩絵具すいさいえのぐ
Variant without の; less common but still used.

Etymology

Compound of 水彩 (watercolor) + 絵の具 (paint, artist's colors).