油彩|ゆさいyusai[0]heiban (flat)
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Definitions
- nounoil painting
Synonyms & antonyms
- Synonym油絵あぶらえNeutralThe everyday, native-Japanese word for oil painting. 「油彩」 is more of an art-world term and can also mean the oil paints themselves.
- RelatedオイルペインティングNeutralA loanword for oil painting, but rarely used; in most cases say 「油絵」.
- Antonym水彩すいさいNeutralWatercolor painting, the medium that stands opposite to 「油彩」.
In art contexts 「油彩」 covers oil painting and the paints, as in 「油彩画」; in everyday speech say 「油絵」. 「オイルペインティング」 is rare, and 「水彩」 is the opposite medium.
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