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water-based paint; paint thinned with water
Paint that uses water as its solvent, so it can be thinned and cleaned up with water. Contrasts with oil-based paint.
水性絵具で絵を描く。
Paint a picture with water-based paint.
子供には水性絵具のほうが安全だ。
Water-based paint is safer for children.
水性絵具は乾くのが速く、筆を水で洗うだけで片付けられる。
Water-based paint dries quickly, and you can clean up just by washing the brushes with water.
Composed of 水性 (water-based) + 絵具 (paint, pigment). Common in schools and for hobby use because it is easy to handle and clean up.
COMMON COLLOCATIONS:
- 水性絵具で描く: to paint with water-based paint
- 水性絵具を溶く: to thin water-based paint (with water)
SIMILAR WORDS:
- 油性絵具: oil paint — uses oil as solvent, slower to dry, harder to clean up
- 水彩絵具: watercolor paint — a specific type of water-based paint for transparent washes