釉薬

Japanese
釉薬 (uwagusuri, yūyaku): a mug with a blue and green glaze.

Etymology 1
Kanji in this term
釉 薬
うわ
Jinmeiyō		 くすり > ぐすり
Grade: 3
kun’yomi

Originally a compound of 上 (uwa, “over, on top of”, ancient combining form of modern ue) +‎ 薬 (kusuri, “a chemical, a substance with mystical properties”). The kusuri changes to gusuri as an instance of rendaku (連濁).

Pronunciation

Alternative forms

Noun

釉薬 (shinjitai kanji, kyūjitai kanji 釉藥, hiragana うわぐすり, rōmaji uwagusuri)

  1. a glaze or enamel applied to ceramics

Etymology 2
Kanji in this term
釉 薬
ゆう
Jinmeiyō		 やく
Grade: 3
on’yomi

From Middle Chinese 釉藥 (*yuw jɨɐk̚).

Pronunciation

Noun

釉薬 (hiragana ゆうやく, rōmaji yūyaku, historical hiragana いうやく)

  1. a glaze or enamel applied to ceramics

References
  1. 2006, 大辞林 (Daijirin), Third Edition (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Sanseidō, →ISBN
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