Word Meaning 蒔絵

まきえ makie

蒔絵 is read as まきえ (makie) and means gold or silver lacquer.

Meaning

English

  1. gold or silver lacquer
  2. lacquer decoration sprinkled with metal powder

Reading

Kana

まきえ

Romaji

makie

Stroke Sequence

2 Characters • 25 Total Strokes

Study Signals and Categories

JLPT N1 Jōyō Jinmeiyō Kanken 準1級 Rank 23636 Priority D

Related Vocabulary

Max. 12

金蒔絵

きんまきえ

gold lacquer

高蒔絵

たかまきえ

embossed gilt lacquerwork

蒔く

まく

to sow (the seeds of; e.g. conflict)

影絵

かげえ

shadow picture

墨絵

すみえ

ink painting

踏み絵

ふみえ

allegiance test

挿絵

さしえ

illustration (in a book, newspaper, etc.)

錦絵

にしきえ

nishiki-e

長崎絵

ながさきえ

Nagasaki-e

源氏絵

げんじえ

genji-e

姿絵

すがたえ

portrait

大津絵

おおつえ

Ōtsu-e