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kirikane

kirikane noun: a Japanese decorative technique used for Buddhist statues and paintings, consisting of gold leaf, silver leaf or platinum leaf cut into lines, diamonds, and triangles.

Noun

kirikane (uncountable)

  1. A Japanese decorative technique used for Buddhist statues and paintings, consisting of gold leaf, silver leaf or platinum leaf cut into lines, diamonds, and triangles.

Origin of kirikane

Borrowed from Japanese 截金(きりかね) (kirikane), from 截(き)る (kiru, “to cut”) + 金(かね) (kane, “metal; money”).

Questions about kirikane

What does kirikane mean?
Kirikane means a Japanese decorative technique used for Buddhist statues and paintings, consisting of gold leaf, silver leaf or platinum leaf cut into lines, diamonds, and triangles.
What part of speech is kirikane?
Kirikane is a noun.

Words near kirikane in the dictionary

  1. Kiribatian
  2. Kiribatians
  3. KiriDeku
  4. kirigami
  5. kirikaeshi
  6. kirikane
  7. kirikiti
  8. Kirikkale
  9. Kiril
  10. Kirill
  11. Kirillitsa

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