水 彩(すいさい)

すいさい

noun

watercolor (painting technique or medium)

art

1. watercolor (painting technique or medium)

Painting with water-based paints, or the paints themselves; short for 水彩画(すいさいが) (a watercolour painting).

水彩(すいさい)で絵(え)を描(か)く。

To paint a picture in watercolor.

水彩画(すいさいが)の展覧会(てんらんかい)に行(い)ってきた。

I went to a watercolor painting exhibition.

子供(こども)の頃(ころ)は水彩(すいさい)絵(え)の具(ぐ)でよく遊(あそ)んだものだ。

When I was a child, I used to play a lot with watercolor paints.

Refers to the painting technique using water-soluble pigments, as well as paintings created with this medium. Commonly encountered in art education and gallery contexts.

Common collocations

水彩画(すいさいが): watercolor painting (the artwork)
水彩(すいさい)絵(え)の具(ぐ): watercolor paints (the materials)
透明(とうめい)水彩(すいさい): transparent watercolor
不透明(ふとうめい)水彩(すいさい): opaque watercolor (gouache)

Similar words

油彩(ゆさい): oil painting — uses oil-based paints; produces richer, more opaque colors
油絵(あぶらえ): oil painting — more colloquial than 油彩(ゆさい)
色鉛筆(いろえんぴつ): colored pencils — a dry drawing medium, not paint-based

Related Words

Compare: 油彩(ゆさい) (oil painting)

Compare: 油絵(あぶらえ) (oil painting)

Compare: 色鉛筆(いろえんぴつ) (colored pencils)

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