ra·ku /ˈrɑku/ Pronunciation Key - Show Spelled Pronunciationrah-koo Pronunciation Key - Show IPA Pronunciation–nouna thick-walled, rough, dark lead-glazed Japanese earthenware used in the tea ceremony.Origin: 1870–75; < Japn raku(-yaki) “pleasure” glaze, originated by Chōjirō of Kyoto, who was given the seal-stamp with the character “pleasure” from Hideyoshi as an artisan-household designationDictionary.com Unabridged (v 1.1)Based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2006.
ra·ku /ˈrɑku/ Pronunciation Key - Show Spelled Pronunciationrah-koo Pronunciation Key - Show IPA Pronunciation
–noun
a thick-walled, rough, dark lead-glazed Japanese earthenware used in the tea ceremony.
Origin: 1870–75; < Japn raku(-yaki) “pleasure” glaze, originated by Chōjirō of Kyoto, who was given the seal-stamp with the character “pleasure” from Hideyoshi as an artisan-household designation
Dictionary.com Unabridged (v 1.1)
Based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2006.