漆 塗(うるしぬ)り

うるしぬり

noun, no-adjective

lacquering; lacquerware

1. lacquering; lacquered; lacquerware

Coating wood or other material with many thin layers of 漆(うるし) (lacquer from the lacquer tree), and the glossy objects made this way: bowls, trays, boxes, chopsticks. Used before a noun with の: 漆塗(うるしぬ)りのお椀(わん).

漆塗(うるしぬ)りのお椀(わん)。

A lacquered soup bowl.

祖母(そぼ)から漆塗(うるしぬ)りの箱(はこ)をもらった。

I was given a lacquered box by my grandmother.

漆塗(うるしぬ)りの器(うつわ)は食洗機(しょくせんき)に入(い)れず、手(て)で優(やさ)しく洗(あら)ってください。

Don't put lacquered dishes in the dishwasher; wash them gently by hand.

Japanese lacquer is so closely tied to Japan that "japan" once meant lacquerware in English. Regional styles carry place names, such as 輪島塗(わじまぬり) from Wajima. Raw lacquer can cause a rash (漆(うるし)かぶれ).

Common expressions

漆塗(うるしぬ)りのお椀(わん): lacquered soup bowl
漆塗(うるしぬ)りの重箱(じゅうばこ): lacquered tiered food box
漆塗(うるしぬ)りの箸(はし): lacquered chopsticks

Related words

漆(うるし): lacquer; the lacquer tree
漆器(しっき): lacquerware (the formal word for the objects)
〜塗(ぬ)り: painted, coated (as a suffix)

Related Words

Related: 漆器(しっき) (lacquerware)

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Added 2026.9.29 1:35 · Revised 2026.9.29 1:39

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