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光沢 (こうたく): luster, glossy finish (of photographs) — Japanese vocabulary

光沢 is read こうたく and means "luster, glossy finish (of photographs)". JLPT N1 word with pitch accent and an example sentence.

光沢

Reading
こうたく · koutaku
Translation
luster, glossy finish (of photographs)
Level
JLPT N1
Pitch accent
こうたくが

Example

この指輪は光沢をうしなった。

このゆびわはこうたくをうしなった。

This ring lost its luster.

Kanji in this word

  • 光 — light
  • 沢 — Swamp, Marsh, Brilliance

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