絵(え)の具(ぐ)

えのぐ

noun

paint; paints; colors

1. paint; paints; art colors

Colored pigments used for painting and drawing, such as watercolors, oil paints, or acrylic paints. A standard school supply in Japan.

絵(え)の具(ぐ)で絵(え)を描(か)いた。

I painted a picture with paints.

赤(あか)い絵(え)の具(ぐ)が足(た)りなくなった。

I ran out of red paint.

図工(ずこう)の時間(じかん)に水彩(すいさい)絵(え)の具(ぐ)を使(つか)って風景画(ふうけいが)を描(か)いた。

During art class, I used watercolors to paint a landscape.

USAGE:
絵(え)の具(ぐ) is the general word for art paints. It is a standard item in Japanese school supplies, with 水彩(すいさい)絵(え)の具(ぐ) (watercolors) being the most common type used in elementary school art classes (図工(ずこう)). The word 具(ぐ) here means "tool" or "material."

COMMON COLLOCATIONS:

水彩(すいさい)絵(え)の具(ぐ) (watercolor paints)
油(あぶら)絵(え)の具(ぐ) (oil paints)
絵(え)の具(ぐ)セット (paint set)
絵(え)の具(ぐ)を混(ま)ぜる (to mix paints)

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