Illustration: In a Japanese lacquerware workshop, a craftsperson turns a finished bowl toward a window. A clean, continuous reflection curves across its smooth surface, and the window frame is recognizable within the shine.

JLPT N1nounLevel estimated by Bebop

光こう沢たく

koutaku

luster, gloss

Example sentences

  1. この指輪ゆびわは光沢こうたくをうしなった。

    This ring lost its luster.

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  2. 光沢こうたく紙しがいいな。

    I like glossy paper.

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  3. 光沢こうたくのある紙かみが好すき。

    I like glossy paper.

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Kanji in 光沢

  • 光ray; lightOnコウKunひかる・ひかり
  • 沢swamp; marshOnタクKunさわ・うるおい・うるおす

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