lacquer

1. Origins, structure, and basic meaning

• Structure: 漆 has 14 strokes and appears in words for lacquer and lacquered objects.
• Basic usage: 漆 is read うるし, and 漆器 is read しっき.

2. Common pitfalls and similar expressions

• Material and finished object
  • 黒い漆を何度も塗った describes applying several coats of black lacquer as a material.
  • 漆器の椀 is a lacquered bowl.
• A reading with a small っ
  • 漆器 is read しっき; the representative on-reading しつ of 漆 is not carried over unchanged.