Kanji 漆: "lacquer, varnish, seven"

Stroke order

Strokes are written in the order of the numbers. The order is not decorative: it is what gives the character its balance, and it is also how handwriting search works in Japanese dictionaries.

Readings

In a kun'yomi reading, the dot separates the kanji from its okurigana: かた.る is read かたる and written 語る. A hyphen marks a bound position, like -び in 日.

At a glance

Common words with 漆

The most frequent words using this kanji, most common first, with furigana readings. Click one to open it in the reader.

• 漆しっ黒こくpitch-black; jet-black
• 漆うるしEast Asian lacquer; japan · Chinese lacquer tree (Toxicodendron vernicifluum, formerly Rhus verniciflua)
• 漆しっ喰くいmortar; plaster; stucco
• 漆うるし塗ぬりlacquering; lacquer ware
• 漆しっ器きlacquer ware; lacquerware; lacquer work; lacquerwork
• 黒こく漆しつblack lacquer; black-lacquered object · jet black
• 朱しゅ漆うるしvermilion lacquer (made by mixing vermilion into clear lacquer)
• 漆うるし絵えa lacquer painting
• 乾かん漆しつdried lacquer · dry lacquer (technique); kanshitsu; technique for making objects (vessels, sculptures, statues, etc.) from many layers of hemp cloth soaked with lacquer
• 漆しっ工こうjapanning; lacquer work
• 仮か漆しつvarnish
• 漆しつ芸げい(Japanese) lacquer art

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