Learn Japanese craft terms with the Hokuroku Kogei Guide

2024.06.15

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What is yuuyaku, a Japanese craft word, in English??

釉薬・ゆうやく【yuuyaku
glaze【gléɪz】

Also called uwagusuri. A glassy liquid for covering unglazed pottery and porcelain. It is for decoration, making pottery durable, giving a glossy shine, and becoming waterproof.

 

The English translation is glaze, which comes from gla (=gla/gli/glu/gle). Like glass, glad, and glacier, gla has the etymology of smoothly shining. You feel the brilliance in the word, yuuyaku, from gla(ze).

参考
〈「工芸」英訳ガイドライン〉( ザ・クリエイション・オブ・ジャパン)

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