淡黃色之軟質蠟狀物質，取自原生於日本的漆樹及野漆的漿果。日本蠟並非真正的蠟，而是脂肪，是製漆業的副產品，其成分包含棕櫚酸、硬脂酸，以及油酸與日本蠟酸。市售的日本蠟是平坦的四方形或圓盤狀，具有腐臭味。可用於製作蠟燭、藥物、化妝品、地板蠟、家具上光漆、粉蠟筆、蠟筆、拋光劑、金屬潤滑劑、黏著劑，以及蜂蠟的替代品。

日本蠟(P,,U,繁體中文-偏好,D,,)
木蠟(日本蠟)　(,U,繁體中文-非偏好,UF,U,U)
漆樹蠟(,U,繁體中文-非偏好,UF,U,U)
jih pen la (P,,U,韋氏拼音-偏好,UF,U,U)
rì běn là (P,,U,漢語拼音-偏好,UF,U,U)
ri ben la (P,,U,漢語拼音(無聲調)-偏好,UF,U,U)
Japan wax(P,,U,英文-偏好,D,U,N)
wax, Japan(,U,英文-非偏好,UF,U,N)
Japan tallow(,U,英文-非偏好,UF,U,N)
sumac wax(,U,英文-非偏好,UF,U,N)
sumach wax(,U,英文-非偏好,UF,U,U)
japanwas(P,,U,荷蘭語-偏好,D,U,U)
cera del Giappone(P,,U,Italian-偏好,D,U,U)
cera de Japón(P,,U,西班牙語-偏好,D,U,U)

藝術與建築詞典根目錄
....材料層面
........材料 (材料層面)
............材料
................<依成分區分之材料>
....................有機材料
........................脂質
............................脂肪
................................日本蠟

藝術與建築詞典根目錄
....材料層面
........材料 (材料層面)
............材料
................<依成分區分之材料>
....................有機材料
........................蠟
............................<依成分或來源區分之蠟>
................................植物蠟
....................................日本蠟

derived from....	漆樹(種)
derived from....	野漆(種)

英文....	Pale yellow, soft, waxy substance obtained from the berries of Toxicodendron vernicifluum, the sumac tree native to Japan, and Toxicodendron succedaneum. It is not a true wax, but a fat. Japan wax is a byproduct of lacquer manufacture; it contains palmitic acid, stearic acid, and oleic acid with japanic acid. Japan wax is sold in flat squares or disks and has a rancid odor. It is used in the manufacture of candles, pharmaceuticals, cosmetics, floor waxes, furniture polishes, pastels, crayons, buffing compounds, metal lubricants, adhesives, and as a substitute for beeswax.
荷蘭語....	Was verkregen van een variëteit van de looiersboom die in Japan voorkomt; wordt gebruikt als een hechtmiddel.
西班牙語....	Cera obtenida de una variedad del árbol de sumac nativo de Japón, utilizada como adhesivo.

日本蠟............	[AS-Academia Sinica]
.................	藝術名詞與技法辭典 235
.................	國家教育研究院－雙語詞彙、學術名詞暨辭書資訊網 December 7, 2023
木蠟(日本蠟)............	[AS-Academia Sinica]
.................	國家教育研究院－雙語詞彙、學術名詞暨辭書資訊網 December 7, 2023
.................	化學名詞辭典 106
漆樹蠟............	[AS-Academia Sinica]
.................	藝術名詞與技法辭典 443
Japan wax............	[VP]
.................	Gettens and Stout, Painting Materials (1966)
.................	Gottsegen, Manual of Painting Materials (1987) 64
.................	Mayer, Dictionary of Art Terms and Techniques (1969) 201
wax, Japan............	[VP]
.................	Getty Vocabulary Program rules
Japan tallow............	[VP]
.................	Mayer, Dictionary of Art Terms and Techniques (1991) 211
sumac wax............	[VP]
.................	Mayer, Dictionary of Art Terms and Techniques (1991) 211
sumach wax............	[VP]
.................	MFA Conservation and Art Material Encyclopedia Online (2005-)
japanwas............	[Bureau AAT]
.................	AAT-Ned (1994-)
cera del Giappone............	[VP]
.................	MFA Conservation and Art Material Encyclopedia Online (2005-)
cera de Japón............	[CDBP-DIBAM]
.................	Diccionario de términos científicos y técnicos (1981) 5:2494
Subject:............	[Bureau AAT]
.................	Polytechnisch woordenboek En-Ne (1991)

Getty AAT: 300014610 Getty AAT: http://www.getty.edu/vow/AATFullDisplay?find=costume&logic=AND¬e=&subjectid=300014610
聯合目錄： 日本蠟 、木蠟 、漆樹蠟 、jih pen la 、rì běn là 、ri ben la 、Japan wax 、wax, Japan 、Japan tallow 、sumac wax 、sumach wax 、japanwas 、cera del Giappone 、cera de Japón