also: うるし
Chinese lacquer tree
Rare botanical term for Toxicodendron vernicifluum, the tree that produces urushiol for lacquer. In everyday contexts, the tree is usually referred to as ウルシ or 漆 (うるし).
See also: 漆
The Chinese lacquer tree is a deciduous tree of the Anacardiaceae family, and lacquer is harvested from its sap.
Standard kanji spelling for the Chinese lacquer tree; the reading しつじゅ is the regular on'yomi.
Gikun/jukujikun reading; rarely used and may be encountered in older or specialized texts.
Compound of 漆 (shitsu, 'lacquer') + 樹 (ju, 'tree'). The reading うるし is a jukujikun (special kanji reading) applied to the same characters.