Japanese symbol for “glazing”
ガラス張り
ガラスばり
Romaji: garasubari
glazing; fitting with glass
In Japanese, glazing is ガラス張り, read ガラスばり (garasubari).
Before using these characters for a tattoo, check them with a native speaker. Dictionary words often have several meanings, and the right choice depends on context.
Meanings
- adj-no, n glazing; fitting with glass
- adj-no, n transparency; openness; lack of secrecy; openness to scrutiny
Kanji and stroke order
counter for bows & stringed instruments, stretch, spread
on: チョウ
kun: は.る、-は.り、-ば.り
kun: は.る、-は.り、-ば.り
11 strokes · JLPT 2
Other Japanese words for “glazing”
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 施釉 | せゆう seyuu | glazing (ceramics) |
| 上塗り | うわぬり uwanuri | final coat (of paint, plaster, varnish, etc.); finish; glazing |
| 焼付け | やきつけ yakitsuke | glazing; enamelling; baking |
| 艶出し | つやだし tsuyadashi | burnishing; glazing; polishing |
Related words
Words that share a kanji.
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 主張 | しゅちょう shuchou | claim; insistence; assertion |
| 緊張 | きんちょう kinchou | tension; strain; nervousness |
| 拡張 | かくちょう kakuchou | expansion; extension; enlargement |
| 出張 | しゅっちょう shutchou | business trip; official trip |
| 頑張る | がんばる ganbaru | to persevere; to persist; to keep at it |
| 膨張 | ぼうちょう bouchou | expansion; swelling; increase |
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