How to say "glaze" in Japanese
Choosing the right word
- nounThe loanword, taken over directly from English 'glaze'. Being less common, it is seldom the word you want in ordinary prose; for the glassy coating on pottery, 釉薬 is the usual term.
- 釉薬うわぐすりnounThe word for the glassy coating fused onto pottery and porcelain — the 'glaze' of ceramics. It also renders 'enamel' for a similar vitreous coating, and names the substance rather than the act of glazing.
- nounA rare katakana form of 'glaze', which you are unlikely to meet or need. It is not the word to reach for: use 釉薬 for the ceramic coating, and グレーズ when the loanword is wanted.
For the glassy coating on pottery and ceramics use 釉薬; 「グレーズ」 is the less common English loanword, while 「グラッシ」 is a rare rendering you will almost never need.
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