Illustration: At a household dining table, an adult has finished wiping a lacquer soup bowl and holds it beside the window. Its smooth curved surface catches a distinct window reflection and a small reflection of the holder’s nose. A child leans closer, fascinated by how their face bends across the shining bowl.

つや

tsuya

gloss, shine

Example sentences

飼かい猫ねこの毛けのつやが悪わるくなった。
Our cat’s fur has lost its luster.
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この金属きんぞくは磨みがくとつやがでる。
This metal burnishes well.
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小葉しょうようは柔やわらかくてつやがあり、楕円形だえんけい。
The leaflets are soft, shiny and oval-shaped.
KFTT corpus (NICT), Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Source

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