Kanji Detail for 漆 - "lacquer, black, coating"

漆

Jōyō Kanji

JLPT N1

Meaning
漆 means "lacquer, black, coating."
1. Lacquer - A varnish from the lacquer tree.
2. Black - The color of lacquer.
3. Seven - Alternative form of the number.
Dictionary Citations
The meaning above is based on the following sources:

KANJIDIC2 A comprehensive Japanese-English kanji dictionary

lacquer; varnish; seven

Unihan Unicode Han Database for CJK characters

varnish, lacquer, paint

CC-CEDICT A Chinese-English dictionary

paint; lacquer; CL:道[dao4]; to paint (furniture, walls etc)

Make Me a Hanzi Open-source Chinese character data

varnish, lacquer; paint

XSZD Xuéshēng Zìdiǎn (學生字典) - Student's Dictionary

A river name. Originates in Tongguan County, Shaanxi. Flows southwest to Yao County, joins the Ju River to form the Shichuan River, and enters the Wei River in the southeast. | A tree name. Grows in Hunan, Hubei, Anhui, Zhejiang and other provinces. Leaves are pinnately compound. Flowers are small and yellow. Inflorescence is conical. Fruit is small, flat, round and smooth. Its bark contains sticky sap that can be used for lacquering objects, also called 漆 (lacquer).
Onyomi

shichi(しち)

shitsu(しつ)
Kunyomi

urushi(うるし)
Strokes

14 strokes
Radical

水氵氺 (mizu・sanzui・shitamizu)
Related Keywords
lacquer black varnish coating finish paint tree urushi Japanese traditional craft art shiny glossy dark seven alternative preserve protect