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bonseki

bonseki noun: the ancient Japanese art of creating miniature landscapes on black lacquer trays using sand and pebbles.

Noun

bonseki (uncountable)

  1. The ancient Japanese art of creating miniature landscapes on black lacquer trays using sand and pebbles.

Origin of bonseki

From Japanese 盆石 (bonseki, “tray rocks”).

Questions about bonseki

What does bonseki mean?
Bonseki means the ancient Japanese art of creating miniature landscapes on black lacquer trays using sand and pebbles.
What part of speech is bonseki?
Bonseki is a noun.

Words near bonseki in the dictionary

  1. bonsaied
  2. bonsaiing
  3. bonsais
  4. Bonsall
  5. Bonsalls
  6. bonseki
  7. bonsella
  8. bonsellas
  9. bonser
  10. Bonsers
  11. Bonshaw

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