The kanji 漆: meaning, readings and stroke order

漆

Meaning: lacquer
On reading: シツ shitsu
Kun reading: うるし urushi
Strokes: 14
Radical: 水 water
Level: Level 9 · senior high school

Stroke order

Meaning in other languages

Vietnamese: sơn ta, sơn mài (tất)
Japanese: うるし。きのしるでつくるぬりもの。
Korean: 옻, 옻칠 (칠)
Chinese: 漆、生漆

Readings, words and example sentences

シツ shitsu · on reading · less common

漆しっ器き
lacquerware
漆しっ器きの皿を見ました。
I saw a lacquered plate.

うるし urushi · kun reading · less common

漆うるし
lacquer
木に 漆うるしをぬります。
Lacquer is painted onto the wood.

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Readings, radicals: Kanjium, KANJIDIC2 (CC BY-SA 4.0); strokes: KanjiVG (CC BY-SA 3.0); Korean, simplified forms: Unicode Unihan. Meanings, sentences: Dino Kids (CC0). See Licences.