丹青

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Chinese

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red; pellet; powder
red; pellet; powder; cinnabar
 
green (blue, black); Qinghai province (abbrev.)
trad. (丹青)
simp. #(丹青)

Pronunciation

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Noun

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丹青

  1. cinnabar and ochre paints
  2. red and blue-green
  3. paint; pigment; dye
  4. painting
  5. (literary) historical records
  6. (literary) obviousness

Japanese

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Kanji in this term
たん
Grade: S
せい
Grade: 1
on'yomi
Alternative spelling
丹靑 (kyūjitai)

Etymology

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From tan (, cinnabar red, vermilion, red) + sei (, blue, green).

Noun

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(たん)(せい) (tansei

  1. red and blue
  2. a painting

References

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Korean

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Noun

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丹青 (dancheong) (hangeul 단청)

  1. Alternative spelling of 丹靑