Lexical entry
エッチング
ecchingu
The process or result of etching.
Arts & EntertainmentPure GairaigoSource uncertain
Meaning
Used for making a design by cutting or eating into a surface, especially in printmaking or metalwork.
- etching process
- etched work or print
Examples
Example Sentences
彼は銅板にエッチングを施して、繊細な風景画を描いた。
He performed etching on a copper plate to draw a delicate landscape.
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この美術館には、有名な画家のエッチング作品が多数展示されている。
Many etching works by famous painters are exhibited in this museum.
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金属のエッチングは、半導体の製造工程でも重要な役割を果たしている。
Etching of metal plays an important role even in the semiconductor manufacturing process.
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Evidence and Provenance
- Data source
- JMdict_english
- Revision
- JMdict.2026-04-17
- Review flags
- ambiguous-sense
- Active language
- English