Etymology

urushiye

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Today it means: A Japanese lacquer picture. Full definition →

Japanese 漆絵
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  1. Japanese · borrowed from漆絵
  2. English todayurushiye

From Japanese 漆絵 (urushi-e, literally “lacquer picture”), former romanization urushi-ye.

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