lacquer; japan
Refers to the natural resin from the lacquer tree, used in traditional East Asian lacquerware.
The craftsman applied lacquer to the bowl.
This bowl is coated with lacquer.
lacquer tree; Chinese lacquer tree
The tree Toxicodendron vernicifluum, whose sap is used to make lacquer. Usually written in kana.
Touching the lacquer tree can sometimes cause a rash.
I got a rash from touching lacquer in the mountains.
When autumn comes, the work of tapping lacquer from the trees begins.
漆 is the raw lacquer material, while 漆器 refers to the finished objects coated with that lacquer.
Standard kanji spelling for both the lacquer and the tree.
The tree is usually written in kana.
Katakana spelling for the tree, common in botanical contexts.
The word うるし is of native Japanese origin. The kanji 漆 is used for its meaning, but the historical derivation of the reading is uncertain.
lacquerware