釉薬

Japanese

Etymology 1

Kanji in this term
釉	薬
うわぐすり
Jinmeiyō	Grade: 3
jukujikun

Alternative spellings
釉藥 (kyūjitai) 上薬釉

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

Pronunciation

(Tokyo) うわぐすり [ùwágúꜜsùrì] (Nakadaka – [3])^[1]
(Tokyo) うわぐすり [ùwágúsúrí] (Heiban – [0])^[1]
IPA^(key): [ɯ̟β̞a̠ɡɯ̟sɨɾʲi]

Noun

釉薬(うわぐすり) • (uwagusuri) ^{←うはくずり (ufakuzuri)^?}

a glaze or enamel applied to ceramics

Etymology 2

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

Alternative spelling
釉藥 (kyūjitai)

From Middle Chinese 釉藥 (*yuw jɨɐk̚).

Pronunciation

(Tokyo) ゆうやく [yúꜜùyàkù] (Atamadaka – [1])^[1]
IPA^(key): [jɯ̟ːja̠kɯ̟]

Noun

釉(ゆう)薬(やく) • (yūyaku) ^{←いうやく (iuyaku)^?}

a glaze or enamel applied to ceramics

References

↑ ^1.0 ^1.1 ^1.2 Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN

[DJR-1] 1.0 ^1.1 ^1.2 Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN

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