釉薬

Japanese

釉薬 (uwagusuri, yūyaku): a mug with a blue and green glaze.

Etymology 1

Kanji in this term
釉	薬
うわ Jinmeiyō	くすり > ぐすり Grade: 3
kun’yomi

Originally a compound of 上 (uwa, “over, on top of”, ancient combining form of modern ue) +‎ 薬 (kusuri, “a chemical, a substance with mystical properties”). The kusuri changes to gusuri as an instance of rendaku (連濁).

Pronunciation

Kun’yomi
- (Tokyo) うわぐすり [ùwágúꜜsùrì] (Nakadaka – [3])^[1]
- (Tokyo) うわぐすり [ùwágúsúrí] (Heiban – [0])^[1]
- IPA^(key): [ɯ̟ᵝɰᵝa̠ɡɯ̟ᵝsɨᵝɾʲi]

Alternative forms

上薬, 釉

Noun

釉薬 (shinjitai kanji, kyūjitai kanji 釉藥, hiragana うわぐすり, rōmaji uwagusuri)

a glaze or enamel applied to ceramics

Etymology 2

Kanji in this term
釉	薬
ゆう Jinmeiyō	やく Grade: 3
on’yomi

From Middle Chinese 釉藥 (*yuw jɨɐk̚).

Pronunciation

On’yomi: Kan’on
- (Tokyo) ゆうやく [yúꜜùyàkù] (Atamadaka – [1])^[1]
- IPA^(key): [jɯ̟ᵝːja̠kɯ̟ᵝ]

Noun

釉薬 (hiragana ゆうやく, rōmaji yūyaku, historical hiragana いうやく)

a glaze or enamel applied to ceramics

References

1 2 3 2006, 大辞林 (Daijirin), Third Edition (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Sanseidō, →ISBN

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[DJR-1] 1 2 3 2006, 大辞林 (Daijirin), Third Edition (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Sanseidō, →ISBN