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bonkei

bonkei noun: a temporary or permanent three-dimensional depiction of a landscape in miniature, portrayed using mainly dry materials like rock, papier-mâché or cement mixtures, and sand in a shallow tray.

Noun

bonkei (plural bonkei)

  1. A temporary or permanent three-dimensional depiction of a landscape in miniature, portrayed using mainly dry materials like rock, papier-mâché or cement mixtures, and sand in a shallow tray.

Forms of bonkei

pluralbonkei

Origin of bonkei

Borrowed from Japanese 盆景.

Questions about bonkei

What does bonkei mean?
Bonkei means a temporary or permanent three-dimensional depiction of a landscape in miniature, portrayed using mainly dry materials like rock, papier-mâché or cement mixtures, and sand in a shallow tray.
What part of speech is bonkei?
Bonkei is a noun.
What is the plural of bonkei?
The plural of bonkei is bonkei.

Words near bonkei in the dictionary

  1. bonkable
  2. bonkbuster
  3. bonkbusters
  4. bonkbusting
  5. bonked
  6. bonkei
  7. bonker
  8. bonkered
  9. bonkers
  10. bonkersdom
  11. bonkersness

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