Glossary A-J

List is in Japanese (romaji) to English.

aen – Zinc
amachua – Amateur
amai – Underfired
anagama – Anagama Kiln
abuku – Bubbling
aburi – Pre-heating
aka tsuchi – Red Clay
aramomi – Wedging (Rough )
arumina – Alumina
asa zara – Shallow dish
atsuku natte iru – Heating
ba-na- – Burner
baketsu – Bucket
banajiumu – Vanadium
bariumu – Barium
benigara – Iron oxide
bentonaito – Bentonite
bijyutsu – Fine Art
bijyutsukan – Museum (art)
bizenyaki – Bizen ware
bonsaibachi – Bonsai pot
buku – bloating
chako-ru – Charcoal
cha ire – Tea caddy
cha tsubo – Tea Jar
cha wan – Teabowl
cheinba- – Kiln chamber
chijimu – Shrink
chijire – Crawling
chitan – Titanium
chokkei – Diameter
choko – sake cup
chokuenshiki kama – Updraught kiln
chou – soda
chougou – (glaze) Formula
chouka – Carving
chuumon seisan no – Made to order
deishou – Slurry
dendou gurainda- – Electric Grinder
dendou rokuro – Electric Pottery Wheel
dengen o ireru – Turn power on
dengen o kiru – Turn power off
denki gama – Electric Kiln
dentouteki(na) – Traditional
deshi – Apprentice
disupo-saburu tebukuro – Gloves, disposable
do – Degree º
dobin – Teapot, Earthenware
doki – Earthenware
donabe – Cooking pot
donburi – Bowl
dorenki – Pugmill
doromaito – Dolomite
dou – Body of pot
dou – Copper
dougima – Firebox
dougu – Tools
dougu bako – Tool Boxes
douyuu – Copper glazes
echizenyaki – Echizen ware
endou – Flue
entotsu – Chimney
etsuke – Underglaze painting
etsuke fude – Brushes
etsuke rokuro – Banding wheel
fu toumei – Opaque
fukitsukeru – Spraying
funsai – Crushing
funsaiki – Grinder
furitto – Frit
furui – Sieve
futa – Lid
gairome nendo – Japanese Ball Clay
garasuka saseru – (to) Vitrify
garasuka – Vitrification
garou – Gallery
gasu gama – Gas Kiln
gata – Mould, mold
geijyutsu – Art
geijyutsu to kougei – Art & Craft
geijyutsuka – Artist
geijyutsu teki – Artistic
gijyutsu hosanin – Technical assistant
gijyutsusha – Crafts-person, technician
gohan jawan – Rice bowl
gomabai – Spots or speckles of ash deposit
gomi bako – Rubbish bin (Trash, Waste, Garbage)
gomu te – Gloves, rubber
gosanka banajiumu – Vanadium Pentoxide
gosu – Cobalt natural pigment
guinomi – Sake cup
gurainda- – Grinder
hachi – Bowl
haiyuu – Ash Glaze
hai zara – Ash tray
hakari – Scales
hakouri – Shivering
hake – Flat Brushes
hakeme – Slip brushing
hakubutsukan – Museum (local/natural history)
han gawaki – (half dry) – Leather Hard
hansei – Radius
hantokei mawari – Anticlockwise
harigane – Wire
haritsuke (kata gata) – Sprigging (Moulds)
hasami – Tongs
hassui – Wax resist (waterproof)
hi o ireru – Start Firing
hi o kiru – Finish Firing
hibasami – (fire) Tongs
hibi – Crazing
hidasuki – Straw scorch burns
hidate – Bagwall
hieru – (to) Cool
hiete iru – Cooling
hikiageru – Ramp up
hikui – Weak
himo – String
himotsukuri – Coil-building
hira bachi – Dish – large
hira zara – Flatware
hishaku – Ladles
hishakugake – Pouring
hitashigake – Dipping
hitasu – (to) Soak, Dip, Drench
hitate – Bagwall
honoo – Flames
hoonzai – Heat Insulating Material
honyaki – Glost Firing
houhin – Teapot , handleless
housan – Boric acid
housha – Borax
icchin – Slip trailing
ichi no ma – Chamber #1
igata – Mould
iro yuu – Colored Glaze
irumenaito – Illmenite
ishihaze – Small stone explosion in clay
ito – String
jido – kaorin
jiki – Porcelain
jirukoniumu – Zirconium
jyagama – Snake kiln
jyorei – slow cooling
jyougo – Funnel
jyoumondoki – Jomon pottery
jyoushou ondo – Rising temperature
jyukusei ondo – Maturing temperature
jyukusei saseru – Age, sour, weather