漆器 (しっき, shikki) Japanese meaning: lacquerware | KotomoraMy grandmother keeps her precious lacquerware in a box.
This region is famous as a production center for lacquerware.
Usage patterns
〈物〉の漆器lacquerware from a particular place or craft tradition
Lacquerware from Wajima is very famous.
漆器を扱うto handle lacquerware (with care)
Please handle the lacquerware carefully.
漆器を塗るto lacquer/coat lacquerware
The craftsman finishes the lacquerware by coating it several times.
Don't confuse with
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.
Etymology
Compound of 漆 (urushi, 'lacquer') and 器 (ki, 'vessel, utensil'). The reading しっき is a regular sound change from しつき.
