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漆 means 'varnish'
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シツ
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Name うる
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This richly illustrated essay features photos of rare lacquered works, including a suit of armor with an image of the deity Fudo-Myoo, a cabinet shaped like a monk's backpack, a tiered picnic set, and a large seated Buddha. Find out about Zeshin Shibata's lacquer art and methods of decorating lacquerwork with gold and silver. Also learn about lacquer toxicity and the meaning of "japanning"!
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In the most useful 10,000 words in Japanese, 漆 is used 4 times, read 2 ways (with 1 variation).
Across all words in Japanese, 漆 is used 21 times, read 2 ways (with 1 variation).
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シツ
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noun
1. dried lacquer2. dry lacquer (technique); kanshitsu; technique for making objects (vessels, sculptures, statues, etc.) from many layers of hemp cloth soaked with lacquer
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シツ
(read as しっ)
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noun
lacquer ware; lacquerware; lacquer work; lacquerwork(click the word for examples and links)
うるし
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noun
1. lacquer; varnish; japan2. lacquer tree (Toxicodendron vernicifluum) (often written with kana only)
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An additional 4 less common words include 漆 but the reading has not yet been categorized.
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