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RTK / HeisigFrame #1001

lacquer

Lv 59

Strokes: 14

JLPT: N1

Jōyō: Not Jōyō

Meanings

lacquer RTKVarnish

Community Mnemonic

618 votes

lacquer is a type of watery type of liquid used to protect items made from trees, sort of an umbrella of protection. So protective, you can carry around rice in the lacquerED, wooden product.

Source: Kanji Koohii community

Radical Components

On'yomi

しつ

Kun'yomi

うるし