繧繝

暈繝

Readings

Kana: うんげん、うげん

Romaji: ungen, ugen

Definition

noun

1

method of dyeing in which a color repeatedly goes from dense to diffuse, diffuse to dense - imported from western China and used in Buddhist pictures, temple ornaments, etc., during the Nara and Heian periods

Kanji

繧

Reading: ウン

Meaning: a method of dyeing

繝

Readings: カン、 ケン

Meaning: a method of dyeing

暈

Readings: ウン、 ぼか.す、 ぼか.る、 かさ、 くま、 ぼかし、 めまい

Meanings: halo, corona, fade