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油絵の具 (あぶらえのぐ) Japanese meaning | Kotomora

油あぶら絵えの具ぐ

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Meanings

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noun

oil paints; oil colors

Refers to the actual paint medium used in oil painting, not the painting itself.

油あぶら絵えの具ぐで風ふう景けいを描えがくのが好すきです。
I like painting landscapes with oil paints.
この油あぶら絵えの具ぐは乾かわくのに時じ間かんがかかる

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These oil paints take a long time to dry.

Written forms

油あぶら絵えの具ぐ
Standard spelling; high-frequency news term.
油絵具あぶらえのぐ
Variant without の; less common but still used.

Kanji

油oil, fat
絵picture, drawing, painting
具tool, utensil, means

Similar words

油あぶら絵え
油絵 refers to an oil painting (the artwork), while 油絵の具 refers specifically to the paint material.

Etymology

Compound of 油 (oil), 絵 (picture), and の具 (materials/ingredients). The term directly describes the oil-based painting materials.