noun

  1. watermark (in a stamp, banknote, etc.).
  2. openwork (engraving, carving, etc.).

Variations

Pronunciation Kanji Kana Is Common
 
 
透かし すかし

Contained Kanji Breakdown

transparent, permeate, filter
トウ とう.る す.く (7th, N1)
excel, excellence, beauty
シュウ ひで ひい.でる (7th, N1)
two-branch tree radical (no. 115)
カ いね (Kentei Pre-1)
katakana no radical (no. 4)
ヘツ えい よう (Kentei 1)
tree, wood
き モク こ- (1st, N5)
from, possessive particle, whereupon
ノ の すなわ.ち (Kentei Pre-1, N1)