色絵

Japanese

Kanji in this term
色	絵
いろ Grade: 2	え Grade: 2
yutōyomi

Alternative spelling
色繪 (kyūjitai)

Etymology

From 色(いろ) (iro, “colour”) + 絵(え) (e, “picture”).

Pronunciation

• (Tokyo) いろえ [ìróé] (Heiban – [0])
• IPA^(key): [iɾo̞e̞]

Noun

色(いろ)絵(え) • (iroe) ^{←いろゑ (irowe)?}

1. (pottery) colored drawing on porcelain

   色(いろ)絵(え)磁(じ)器(き)

   iroe jiki

   porcelain with a colored drawing