油絵

あぶらえ

oil painting

What does 油絵 mean?

油絵 is a Japanese noun meaning oil painting in English. It is written as 油絵 in kanji, あぶらえ in hiragana, and aburae in romaji. This word is part of JLPT N1 vocabulary.

Example sentence

彼女は油絵を始めた。

She has taken to painting in oils.