How to say 'Oil painting' in Japanese | 油絵

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The Japanese word for Oil painting is 'Aburae', written as 油絵 in Japanese.'Oil painting' in hiragana is あぶらえ.

word

油絵

Meaning

Oil painting

Reading

あぶらえ

aburae

Kanji

油Oil 絵Picture

Explanation

The Japanese noun '油絵 (あぶらえ)' refers to 'oil painting', a type of painting created using pigments mixed with oil, typically linseed oil. This term is used to describe both the art form and individual works created in this medium. For example: She is good at oil painting「彼女は油絵が上手です」(かのじょはあぶらえがじょうずです). This museum has many oil paintings「この美術館には油絵がたくさんあります」(このびじゅつかんにはあぶらえがたくさんあります). The term is commonly used in art-related contexts and discussions about visual arts.

Part Of Speech

noun

Kanji JLPT

Kanji Grade

Frequency

3822

Composition

kanji

Handwriting

Kanji in the Word 油絵

This word contains 2 kanji characters:

kanji

油

Meaning

Oil

kanji

絵

Meaning

Picture

Words Related to 油絵 Through the Kanji 油

These 4 Words contain the Kanji 油 as well.

word

油

Meaning

Oil

word

石油

Meaning

Oil

word

油断

Meaning

Carelessness

word

灯油

Meaning

Kerosene

Words Related to 油絵 Through the Kanji 絵

These 4 Words contain the Kanji 絵 as well.

word

絵

Meaning

Picture

word

絵葉書

Meaning

Postcard

word

絵画

Meaning

Painting

word

絵本

Meaning

Picture book

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'Aburae' means 'Oil painting' .

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