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絵の具 (えのぐ): colors, paints — Japanese vocabulary

絵の具 is read えのぐ and means "colors, paints". JLPT N2 word with pitch accent and an example sentence.

絵の具

Reading
えのぐ · enogu
Translation
colors, paints
Level
JLPT N2
Pitch accent
えのぐが

Example

赤い絵の具に青い絵の具を混ぜなさい。

あかいえのぐにあおいえのぐをまぜなさい。

Blend the red paint with the blue paint.

Kanji in this word

  • 絵 — Picture, Drawing, Painting
  • 具 — tool, ingredient

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