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

  • Meaning

    漆 means "lacquer, seven, black."

    1. Lacquer - A varnish from the lacquer tree.

    2. Black - The color of lacquer.

    3. Seven - Alternative form of the number.

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    • Verified meaning: lacquer, seven, black
    • Official Jōyō kanji — a standard character every Japanese reader recognises
    • Used in real Japanese given names (read うるし, うるしさき, うるしざき, しつ)

    A single kanji rarely maps one-to-one onto an English word. Read the meanings and associations above as a set — a character that fits the dictionary definition can still carry a connotation you did not intend.

  • Name readings of

    Given names (うるし)Listen

    Surnames (うるしさき)Listen (うるしざき)Listen (しつ)Listen

  • 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).
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