胡ご粉ふん

noun

gofun; white pigment; powdered calcium carbonate

Traditional white pigment made from powdered calcium carbonate, used in Japanese painting (Nihonga), crafts, and as a base for makeup. Often translated as 'artists' chalk' or 'white pigment'.

• 日本にほん画がでは胡ご粉ふんをよく使つかう。

  Gofun is often used in Japanese painting.

• 胡ご粉ふんは貝かい殻がらから作つくられる白しろ色いろ顔がん料りょうだ。

  Gofun is a white pigment made from shells.