青せい磁じ

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Freq.FrequencyTop 100,000

Meanings

celadon porcelain

Refers to the type of pottery with a pale green glaze, originally from China, and also the color itself. The reading あおじ is less common and may be encountered in older or specialized contexts.

この美び術じゅつ館かんには美うつくしい青せい磁じの花か瓶びんが展てん示じされている。
This museum displays a beautiful celadon vase.
青せい磁じ色いろの着き物ものが彼かの女じょにとても似に合あっていた。
The celadon-colored kimono suited her very well.

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Kanji

青blue, green
磁magnet, porcelain
瓷high quality porcelain

Related words

陶とう磁じ器き
陶磁器 is a general term for ceramics and pottery, while 青磁 specifically denotes celadon ware.

Word family

青せい磁じ色いろ
celadon green; pale sea-green

Written forms

青磁Usage97%
- せいじ
  Standard kanji form for celadon porcelain.
- あおじ
青瓷Usage2%
rarely-used kanji form
- せいじ
  Rarely used kanji form; 瓷 is an older variant of 磁.
- あおじ
せいじUsage1%
Kana spelling is acceptable, especially in contexts where the kanji might be unfamiliar.
あおじ

Etymology

From Chinese 青瓷 (qīngcí), meaning 'green porcelain'. The kanji 磁 originally referred to porcelain stone, and 青瓷 is a variant using 瓷 (porcelain). The reading せいじ is the on'yomi, while あおじ is a kun'yomi-based reading that is less common.