Breakdown of aoi yuuyaku o erabu.
Questions & Answers about aoi yuuyaku o erabu.
It is read ゆうやく.
- 釉 = ゆう
- 薬 = やく
釉薬 means glaze in the pottery / ceramics sense, so this is a somewhat specialized word rather than everyday basic vocabulary.
It is read ゆうやく.
釉薬 means glaze in the pottery / ceramics sense, so this is a somewhat specialized word rather than everyday basic vocabulary.

を marks the direct object of the verb.
In this sentence:
So 青い釉薬を選ぶ means choose blue glaze / to choose a blue glaze.
A good way to think of it is:
Because Japanese normally uses Subject–Object–Verb word order, and the verb usually comes at the end of the clause.
So this sentence is structured like:
In natural English order, you would say choose blue glaze, but in Japanese the verb typically comes last.
選ぶ is the dictionary form of the verb.
This form is also called the plain non-past form. Depending on context, it can mean:
So 青い釉薬を選ぶ could mean things like:
Japanese often leaves the exact time and subject to context.
The subject is omitted.
Japanese very often leaves out subjects when they are understood from context. So this sentence could mean:
without changing the Japanese wording.
That is very normal in Japanese. You do not need to include a subject in every sentence the way you often do in English.
Japanese does not normally use articles like a, an, or the.
So 青い釉薬を選ぶ could mean:
The exact meaning depends on context.
This is one of the biggest differences from English: Japanese often leaves definiteness unstated.
Sometimes, yes, but 青い釉薬 is the more straightforward way to say blue glaze.
The difference is roughly:
For basic color description before a noun, learners should usually start with:
You may see 青の〜 in some contexts, but 青い釉薬 is the standard and safest choice here.
Usually it means blue, but like many Japanese color words, its range can sometimes be broader depending on context.
For example, 青 can sometimes cover things that English might call:
However, in 青い釉薬, the normal interpretation is simply blue glaze.
In modern Japanese, を is usually pronounced お.
Historically it was associated with wo, which is why it is still romanized as wo in some systems, but in actual speech you will usually hear:
So when speaking, treat を as o.