蒔絵

See also: 蒔繪 and 莳绘

Japanese

Etymology

Kanji in this term
蒔 絵
ま(き)
Jinmeiyō
え
Grade: 2
yutōyomi
Alternative spelling
蒔繪 (kyūjitai)

From 蒔(ま)き (maki, 連(れん)用(よう)形(けい) (ren'yōkei, “stem or continuative form”) of the verb 蒔(ま)く (maku, “to sow → to sprinkle (on lacquer)”).) + 絵(え) (e, “painting”).

Pronunciation

Noun

蒔(まき)絵(え) • (maki-e) ←まきゑ (makiwe)?

  1. maki-e: decorative lacquerware produced by sprinkling powdered gold or silver on wet lacquer.

Derived terms

References

  1. Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tōkyō: Sanseidō, →ISBN
  2. NHK Broadcasting Culture Research Institute, editor (1998), NHK日本語発音アクセント辞典 [NHK Japanese Pronunciation Accent Dictionary] (in Japanese), Tōkyō: NHK Publishing, →ISBN
  3. Kindaichi, Kyōsuke et al., editors (1997), 新明解国語辞典 [Shin Meikai Kokugo Jiten] (in Japanese), Fifth edition, Tōkyō: Sanseidō, →ISBN
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