丹塗り

Japanese
Kanji in this term
丹 塗
に
Grade: S		 ぬ
Grade: S
kun’yomi

Etymology

From 丹 (ni, “red lacquer, vermillion”) + 塗り (nuri, “painting”).

Noun

丹(に)塗(ぬ)り • (ninuri) 

  1. the act of painting something vermillion or cinnabar
  2. something so painted
  3. someone who paints using vermillion lacquer as a profession
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